Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/17/2020 - Landmark Preservation Commission - Agenda - Regular MeetingPage 1 Meg Dunn, Chair Location: Alexandra Wallace, Co-Vice Chair This meeting will be held Mollie Bredehoft, Co-Vice Chair remotely via Zoom Michael Bello Kurt Knierim Elizabeth Michell Kevin Murray Staff Liaison: Anne Nelsen Karen McWilliams Vacant Seat Historic Preservation Manager Regular Meeting June 17, 2020 5:30 PM Landmark Preservation Commission AGENDA As required by City Council Ordinance 061, 2020, a determination has been made that holding an in-person hearing would not be prudent and that the matters to be heard are pressing and require prompt consideration. The written determination is contained in the agenda materials. This remote Landmark Preservation Commission meeting will be available online via Zoom or by phone. No one will be allowed to attend in person. The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:00 p.m. Participants should try to join at least 15 minutes prior to the 5:30 p.m. start time. ONLINE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: You will need an internet connection on a laptop, computer, or smartphone, and may join the meeting through Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/99647115882. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). Keep yourself on muted status. For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to comment. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY PHONE: Please dial (253) 215-8782 and enter Webinar ID 996 4711 5882. Keep yourself on muted status. For public comments, when the Chair asks participants to click the “Raise Hand” button if they wish to speak, phone participants will need to hit *9 to do this. Staff will be moderating the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Commission. When you are called, hit *6 to unmute yourself. Documents to Share: Any document or presentation a member of the public wishes to provide to the Commission for its consideration must be emailed to kmcwilliams@fcgov.com at least 24 hours before the meeting. Provide Comments via Email: Individuals who are uncomfortable or unable to access the Zoom platform or participate by phone are encouraged to participate by emailing comments to kmcwilliams@fcgov.com at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. If your comments are specific to any of the discussion items on the agenda, please indicate that in the subject line of your email. Staff will ensure your comments are provided to the Commission. Packet Pg. 1 Page 2 Fort Collins is a Certified Local Government (CLG) authorized by the National Park Service and History Colorado based on its compliance with federal and state historic preservation standards. CLG standing requires Fort Collins to maintain a Landmark Preservation Commission composed of members of which a minimum of 40% meet federal standards for professional experience from preservation-related disciplines, including, but not limited to, historic architecture, architectural history, archaeology, and urban planning. For more information, see Article III, Division 19 of the Fort Collins Municipal Code. The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. Video of the meeting will be broadcast at 1:00 p.m. the following day through the Comcast cable system on Channel 14 or 881 (HD). Please visit http://www.fcgov.com/fctv/ for the daily cable schedule. The video will also be available for later viewing on demand here: http://www.fcgov.com/fctv/video-archive.php. • CALL TO ORDER • ROLL CALL • AGENDA REVIEW o Staff Review of Agenda o Consent Agenda Review This Review provides an opportunity for the Commission and citizens to pull items from the Consent Agenda. Anyone may request an item on this calendar be “pulled” off the Consent Agenda and considered separately.  Commission-pulled Consent Agenda items will be considered before Discussion Items.  Citizen-pulled Consent Agenda items will be considered after Discussion Items. • STAFF REPORTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA • CONSENT AGENDA 1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 20, 2020. The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the May 20, 2020 regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. 2. REPORT ON STAFF DESIGN REVIEW DECISIONS FOR DESIGNATED PROPERTIES Staff is tasked with reviewing projects and, in cases where the project can be approved without submitting to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, with issuing a Certificate of Appropriateness or a SHPO report under Chapter 14, Article IV of the City’s Municipal Code. This item is a report of all such review decisions since the last regular meeting of the Commission. The Consent Agenda is intended to allow the Commission to spend its time and energy on the important items on a lengthy agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Agenda. Anyone may request an item on this calendar to be "pulled" off the Consent Agenda and considered separately. Agenda items pulled from the Consent Agenda will be considered separately under Pulled Consent Items. Items remaining on the Consent Agenda will be approved by Commission with one vote. The Consent Agenda consists of: ● Approval of Minutes ● Items of no perceived controversy ● Routine administrative actions Packet Pg. 2 Page 3 • CONSENT CALENDAR FOLLOW UP This is an opportunity for Commission members to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. • PULLED FROM CONSENT Any agenda items pulled from the Consent Calendar by a Commission member, or member of the public, will be discussed at this time. • DISCUSSION AGENDA 3. THE WOODS-GILKISON-DUNN PROPERTY AT 331 S. LOOMIS STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council for landmark designation of the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property at 331 S. Loomis Street. APPLICANT: Housing Catalyst 4. THE BENTON-SCHULTZ DUPLEX AT 1016-1018 MORGAN STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council for landmark designation of the Benton-Schultz Duplex at 1016-1018 Morgan Street. APPLICANT: Housing Catalyst 5. THE BRAWNER-MCARTHUR PROPERTY AT 228 WHEDBEE STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council for landmark designation of the Brawner-McArthur Property at 228 Whedbee Street. APPLICANT: Housing Catalyst 6. 140 E OAK STREET MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT – DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DESCRIPTION: A six-story, mixed-use development with ground floor office and retail, podium parking on level 2, and affordable apartment units (studio, 1 and 2 bedroom) on levels 3 to 6, to be constructed on a currently vacant parcel in the Historic Core of the Downtown District. APPLICANT: Owners: Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Housing Catalyst Design: Shopworks Architecture; Ripley Design • OTHER BUSINESS • ADJOURNMENT Packet Pg. 3 Date: Roll Call Bello Bredehoft Knierim Michell Murray Nelsen Vacant Wallace Dunn Vote  Absent ---  7 present 1 & 2 - CONSENT - Minutes & Staff Design Reviews Nelsen Wallace Knierim Bredehoft Murray Bello Vacant Michell Dunn Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes Yes --- Yes Yes 7-0 3 - 331 S. Loomis Street Landmark Designation Wallace Knierim Bredehoft Murray Bello Vacant Michell Nelsen Dunn Yes Yes Absent Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Recused 6-0 4 -1016-1018 Morgan Street Landmark Designation Knierim Bredehoft Murray Bello Vacant Michell Nelsen Wallace Dunn Yes Absent Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes 7-0 5 - 228 Whedbee Street Landmark Designation Bredehoft Murray Bello Vacant Michell Nelsen Wallace Knierim Dunn Absent Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7-0 Roll Call & Voting Record Landmark Preservation Commission 6/17/2020 Landmark Preservation Commission Hearing Date: 6/27/10 Document Log (Any written comments or documents received since the agenda packet was published.) CONSENT AGENDA: 1. Draft Minutes for the LPC May Hearing 2. Staff Design Review Decisions Report DISCUSSION AGENDA: 3. THE WOODS-GILKISON-DUNN PROPERTY AT 331 S. LOOMIS STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION • No changes 4. THE BENTON-SCHULTZ DUPLEX AT 1016-1018 MORGAN STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION • No changes 5. THE BRAWNER-MCARTHUR PROPERTY AT 228 WHEDBEE STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION • No changes 6. 140 E OAK MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT – DEVELOPMENT REVIEW • Project name changed from “Spark” to 140 E Oak – Updated in packet on 6/16/20 • Staff Report and Staff Presentation – Updated in packet on 6/16/20 • Att 4 - Neighborhood Meeting Notes – Added on 6/16/20 GENERAL CITIZEN EMAILS/LETTERS: • X EXHIBITS RECEIVED DURING HEARING: Item # Exhibit # Description: 6 A Updated Applicant Presentation LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION THIS IS A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD Please contact Gretchen Schiager at 970-224-6098 or gschiager@fcgov.com if you inadvertently end up with it. Thank you! Visitor Sign-In Meeting Held Remotely Via Zoom. Speakers stated their name for the record. The Secretary filled out the sign in sheet. DATE: 6/17/20 Name Mailing Address Email and/or Phone Reason for Attendance Preston Nakayama, Housing Catalyst Applicant Team, 228 Whedbee Kristin Fritz, Housing Catalyst Applicant Team, 140 Oak St. Chad Holtzinger, Shopworks Architecture Applicant Team, 140 Oak St. Matt Robenalt, DDA Applicant Team, 140 Oak St. Boards and Commissions Remote Meeting Ordinance 061, 2020, Determination Form Upon completion of this form: (1) Attach emails or other documentation of the City Manager or designee decision in consultation with the chair and the Council liaison or City Attorney; and (2) Place the completed form in the record of the meeting. Board or Commission: Landmark Preservation Commission Date of Requested Meeting: 6/17/20 Chairperson: Meg Dunn Staff Liaison: Karen McWilliams Council Liaison: Susan Gutowsky Name and Title of Person Making Determination: Caryn Champine, PDT Director DETERMINATION THAT MEETING IN PERSON WOULD NOT BE PRUDENT DUE TO THE DECLARED LOCAL CORONA VIRUS EMERGENCY If non-quasi-judicial items will be considered at the proposed meeting, this determination must be made in consultation with the Chair and Council Liaison. If quasi-judicial items will be considered at the proposed meeting, this determination must be made in consultation with the Chair and City attorney. Chair Recommendation: Approved by Meg Dunn on 6/3/20 Council Liaison Recommendation (non-quasi-judicial only): Approved by Susan Gutowsky on 6/4/20 City Attorney Recommendation (quasi-judicial only): Approved by Brad Yatabe on 6/5/20 City Manager or Designee Determination: Approved by Caryn Champine on 6/5/20 Packet Pg. 4 Agenda Item 1 Item 1, Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 17, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission STAFF Gretchen Schiager, Administrative Assistant SUBJECT CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 20, 2020 REGULAR MEETING EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the May 20, 2020 regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. ATTACHMENTS 1. LPC May 20, 2020 Minutes – DRAFT 2. Remote Hearing Request Form Packet Pg. 5 DRAFT Landmark Preservation Commission Page 1 May 20, 2020 Meg Dunn, Chair This meeting was conducted Alexandra Wallace, Co-Vice Chair remotely via Zoom Michael Bello Mollie Bredehoft Kurt Knierim Elizabeth Michell Kevin Murray Anne Nelsen Vacant Seat Regular Meeting 5/20/20 Minutes • CALL TO ORDER Chair Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. (**Secretary's Note: Due to the COVID-19 crisis and state and local orders to remain safer at home and not gather, all Commission members, staff, and citizens attended the meeting remotely, via teleconference.) • ROLL CALL PRESENT: Bello, Bredehoft, Dunn, Knierim, Michell, Murray, Nelsen, Wallace ABSENT: STAFF: McWilliams, Bzdek, Bertolini, Yatabe, Schiager • AGENDA REVIEW There were no changes to the posted agenda. Chair Dunn noted the meeting is being held remotely per City Council Ordinance No. 061, 2020. • CONSENT AGENDA REVIEW No items were pulled from the Consent Agenda. Landmark Preservation Commission ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 6 DRAFT Landmark Preservation Commission Page 2 May 20, 2020 • STAFF REPORTS Ms. Bzdek updated the Commission on the status of filling the vacant Commission seat stating Council has postponed interviewing for vacant seats at this time; however, applications are still being accepted. Mr. Bertolini reported on Historic Preservation Month which this year highlights the Women's Suffrage Movement. • PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None. • CONSENT AGENDA 1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 19. 2020 The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the February 19, 2020 regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. 2. STAFF DESIGN REVIEW DECISIONS ON DESIGNATED PROPERTIES Staff is tasked with reviewing projects and, in cases where the project can be approved without submitting to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, with issuing a Certificate of Appropriateness or a SHPO report under Chapter 14, Article IV of the City’s Municipal Code. This item is a report of all such review decisions since the last regular meeting of the Commission. Mr. Bello moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission approve the Consent Agenda of the May 20, 2020 regular meeting as presented. Mr. Knierim seconded. The motion passed 8-0. • DISCUSSION AGENDA 3. 609 S COLLEGE – DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DESCRIPTION: Proposed rear addition and rehabilitation work on a single-family residential historic building at 609 S College Avenue, converting the building to a mixed- use function as an extension of The Music District. APPLICANT: John Dengler, Architect OWNER: South College 609 LLC Staff Report Ms. Bzdek presented the staff report noting this is a development review application for a proposed project at 609 South College Avenue which would make this property part of The Music District and result in a change of use from residential to mixed use. She noted this is a basic development review which means Community Development and Neighborhood Services staff act as the decision maker; therefore, the Commission's recommendation will go to staff. Ms. Bzdek discussed the 200-foot boundary from the property noting there are three Fort Collins landmarks within the boundary. She discussed the proposed changes to the subject property and their relation to abutting landmarked properties. She also discussed the historical significance of the 609 South College property and noted it is the last remaining single-family residential property on the block. Ms. Bzdek detailed the architectural elements of the 609 South College property and discussed what the Commission is required to consider in its evaluation: the treatment of on-site eligible resources and the design compatibility of any new proposed construction. She provided a summary of the proposed rehabilitation treatment which includes the front porch, all original windows and doors, and certain architectural details. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 7 DRAFT Landmark Preservation Commission Page 3 May 20, 2020 Ms. Bzdek stated staff has found generally that the Secretary of the Interior standards have been met by the proposed work and, in particular, that the applicant has found a solution that preserves the most publicly visible and important character-defining features of the residence while allowing for adaptive reuse through an addition. Applicant Presentation John Dengler, John Dengler and Associates, noted this property would change from residential to mixed-use; however, additional habitable residential space will be retained within the attic. He discussed the addendums to the submittal which outline the ways in which the project meets the Secretary of the Interior standards and detailed the proposed rehabilitation work and proposed rear addition which will necessitate the removal of the added porch on that elevation, which is not considered one of the major historic elevations of the home. Mr. Dengler detailed the proposed interior design and discussed the adjacent historically designated structures. He went on to detail the proposed exterior modifications, addition, and materials. Public Input None. Commission Questions Mr. Murray asked about the period of significance. Ms. Bzdek replied the site form in the Commission's packet established the original period of the Reitzer occupation for the first 50 years as the most important time in terms of the occupant history as the home was deemed eligible for both its history and architecture. Mr. Murray questioned whether there would be an issue with the added porch being removed if the first 50 years is the period of significance. Ms. Bzdek replied the period of significance is relevant; however, the consideration is whether there are character-defining features that are being impacted by the proposed work under the rehabilitation treatment plan. She stated the added porch could be associated with the period of significance. Mr. Murray asked whether an historic mason will be involved. Mr. Dengler replied in the affirmative and stated that has been addressed in the plan of protection. Chair Dunn asked why the addition materials focus primarily on the Beebe Clinic building to the north. Mr. Dengler replied the Beebe Clinic building influenced the modern style of the proposed addition and the goal of the connector piece is to have more of a void feel before the actual bulk of the addition occurs. Using a light-colored stucco for that piece made sense. Chair Dunn asked if brick was considered for the darker stucco section. Mr. Dengler replied the design purposely does not mimic the existing home and noted the majority of the addition will be seen from the rear of the structure. He stated the window pattern, horizontal detailing and coloring compliments that of the existing house. Ms. Bredehoft asked whether the plantings that are adjacent to the historic building will be on a drip irrigation system. Mr. Dengler replied that is his assumption and stated Ripley Associates is doing the landscape plan. Ms. Bredehoft stated drip irrigation would be her preference to avoid sprinklers spraying on the building. Ms. Nelsen asked how the chimneys will be supported. Mr. Dengler replied that will be part of the new structural reinforcement of the existing structure and will involve the placement of additional structure in the rafter system. He stated extensive photos will be taken and should the chimneys collapse, they will be reconstructed using the existing materials. Ms. Michell asked about the parking plan. Mr. Dengler replied there is one accessible space and two other spaces outside the fence and right off the alley. He stated the surface has yet to be determined. Mr. Knierim asked about the proposed use for the existing home. Mr. Dengler replied the home will be used for short-term stays for Music District bands. He stated the new music room will have a commercial use. Ms. Bzdek clarified the period of significance is from the date of construction, 1902, through 2017. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 8 DRAFT Landmark Preservation Commission Page 4 May 20, 2020 Mr. Murray asked if the added porch is then significant. Ms. Bzdek replied she did not mean to suggest it is not an historic feature or that it is not significant; however, there is a distinction between character-defining features of the classic cottage style versus the enclosed rear porch. Mr. Dengler replied the Secretary of the Interior guidelines are most concerned about the public elevation of the building, which is the College Avenue elevation. He noted that elevation as well as both the north and south elevations will remain as is. Commission Discussion Chair Dunn requested comments on the treatment of the historic house. Ms. Nelsen stated the proposal is well thought out and involves sensitive, appropriate work. Mr. Murray commented on turning two chimneys into solar tunnels in his own home. Regarding the proposed addition, Chair Dunn commended the massing and scale and stated it takes the historic home into consideration. She stated the glass and stucco of the connector piece does create some negative space to make it less noticeable. She commended the design of the addition as well but expressed concern regarding materiality and the consideration of the discrepancy between the Secretary of the Interior guidelines and Code Section 3.4.7. Ms. Bredehoft supported the materials choice stating they differentiate from the historic home and there are other design features that complement the home. Ms. Nelsen supported the choice of materials. Mr. Murray stated the emphasis on making the addition match the Beebe Clinic may not have been necessary; however, he supported the choice of materials overall. Commission Deliberation Mr. Murray moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend to the Decision Maker approval of the development proposal for 609 South College Avenue, finding it complies with the standards contained in Land Use Code section 3.4.7 for the following reasons: • The project meets the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. • The project design reflects massing, building materials, and façade details that are compatible with historic resources in the area of adjacency, creates an appropriate visual relationship between the historic architecture and the new construction, and meets the specific requirements as outlined in Table 1 of Section 3.4.7. • The proposed design protects the visibility of nearby historic resources. Mr. Bello seconded. The motion passed 8-0. Chair Dunn commended the proposal and its attention to detail. She told a story about the Everett family living in the house. 4. 600 MATHEWS STREET, THE E.D. BALL PROPERTY – ALTERATIONS AND ADDITION – DESIGN REVIEW DESCRIPTION: The owner is seeking to make modifications to the property for ease of use. This includes demolition of a portion of a c.1921 addition and replacement with a new addition, and modifications to the porch, windows, and doors of the property. APPLICANT: Taylor Meyer, VFLA OWNER: Susan and Douglas Naffziger Mr. Bello recused himself from this item due to a conflict of interest and left the meeting. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 9 DRAFT Landmark Preservation Commission Page 5 May 20, 2020 Staff Report Mr. Bertolini stated this is a design review of the property at the corner of Myrtle and Mathews. He stated this is a contributing property to the Laurel School National Register Historic District that was listed in 1980. He stated the property is not a City landmark and the Commission is not a decision maker in this case but the Code requires the issuance of a report documenting whether or not a project meets the Secretary of the Interior standards, and issuing that report to the owner as well as potentially the State Historic Preservation office. Staff has opted to refer this application to the Commission for comment before issuing that report. Mr. Bertolini detailed the architecture of the property and proposed alterations as well as the character-defining features of the property. He outlined the staff findings of fact and stated staff has found the overall project does not meet the Secretary of the Interior standards for rehabilitation. Applicant Presentation Taylor Meyer, VFLA, stated the homeowners purchased this property with the intent of it being their last home and he discussed their desire to age in place, which is their primary goal of the project. He stated an effort has been made to not alter the exterior of the home too drastically. He detailed the proposal and reasons for proposed changes to the home and porch. He acknowledged the proposal does not meet the Secretary of the Interior guidelines and requested input as to whether the proposal has gone so far as to cause removal of the property from its status as a contributing property to the Historic District. Public Input None. Commission Questions Mr. Murray asked if the project could be delayed in order for the design team to utilize design assistance for the windows and doors. Mr. Meyer replied the design team does plan to research window repair; however, they do need to move forward with the project quickly. Mr. Bertolini explained the funding for the design assistance program has been eliminated due to budget concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, he stated staff could provide some assistance. Mr. Murray also offered assistance. Ms. Nelsen requested clarification as to the Commission's role as it is apparent from all angles that the project does not meet the Secretary of the Interior standards. Mr. Bertolini explained the National Parks Service is the decision-maker regarding what is listed in the National Register. He stated staff has recommended that the home would likely still be contributing to the District. He stated the entire District would need to be resurveyed in order for it to be removed. Chair Dunn stated there may be some things, such as repairing the windows rather than replacing them, that the Commission could recommend, that may be more cost effective and allow for tax credits. Ms. Bredehoft asked how the guardrail will be attached to the deck and if it will also be attached to the columns. Mr. Meyer replied it would make sense to attach it to the concrete porch to avoid touching the columns. Ms. Nelsen asked about the master bedroom windows. Mr. Meyer replied there is a window facing west and the replacement of the door with another window will provide some cross ventilation. Ms. Nelsen commented on the historical nature of the door and stated there are compelling reasons to keep it. She suggested it could potentially be permanently sealed to alleviate security concerns. Mr. Meyer replied that could be considered, but noted there is a visual concern issue when looking at a door from one's bed. Chair Dunn suggested the possibility of building a partial wall on the interior of the door but leaving it in place. Mr. Meyer replied that could be considered, but noted the bedroom is quite small. Chair Dunn commented on the desire to retain the distinctive doors. Mr. Meyer replied retaining them does not solve the question as to which door is the front door from the perspective of visitors. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 10 DRAFT Landmark Preservation Commission Page 6 May 20, 2020 Mr. Murray asked if the Commission needs to have a recommendation on this prior to a permit being issued. Mr. Bertolini replied the report needs to be issued prior to the issuance of a building permit. Commission members discussed whether a recommendation that the proposed project does not meet the Secretary of the Interior standards would prevent the applicant from changing plans and seeking tax credits in the future. Chair Dunn stated the Commission is commenting on the proposal as it looks today and the proposal could always become more compliant with the standards. Ms. Bredehoft discussed the possibility of utilizing a material change or an outline of the former door location. Chair Dunn agreed and stated the same could potentially be done with the window. Mr. Meyer replied that could be a possibility for the door but stated the south elevation window could be somewhat more challenging. Ms. Bredehoft commented on identifying the shift from the addition to the original home using materiality. Ms. Nelsen agreed. Ms. Nelsen asked why the round window is being removed. Mr. Meyer stated the replacement horizontal window is placed between two bookshelves; however, the owners have talked about ways to retain it internally. Ms. Nelsen stated it would have helped for the Commission members to have been provided floorplans to help understand the replacement of things. Mr. Meyer replied he understood that; however, he was working under the premise that the Commission only reviewed exterior changes. Mr. Bertolini clarified staff did not request floorplans for that very reason. Chair Dunn thanked Mr. Bertolini for including the cost comparison tool and asked if operable storm windows were included as an option. Mr. Bertolini replied he did not believe they were included as they would be interior units. Ms. Bzdek confirmed the cost calculator does not address that scenario. Chair Dunn suggested providing that information to the applicant to provide options. Mr. Murray mentioned a storm screen combination option. Commission Discussion Mr. Murray stated he would like to have a deeper discussion about the addition, but based on the information provided, the proposal does not meet the Secretary of the Interior standards. Chair Dunn requested input regarding whether the home would still be a contributing structure with the addition as proposed. Ms. Wallace agreed the addition does not meet the standards but stated the home would still be a contributing building to the Historic District. Ms. Nelsen agreed with Ms. Wallace and suggested the applicant consider reconfiguring the proposed window pattern as that change is the biggest architectural shift from the origins of the house. Chair Dunn stated the historic landmark status of this house opens up opportunities for tax credits and other incentives that come with the designation. She stated the more change that occurs to the home, the more likely it is it will no longer be contributing and will therefore not have those incentives. She suggested maintaining as many of the current windows as possible, saving the doors and leaving the openings for possible replacement in the future, replacing the concrete in-kind, maintaining the north wall of the older back mudroom, and maintaining the location of the window on the south side to allow for possible future replacement. Commission Deliberation Mr. Murray moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission find that the proposed plans and specifications for the alterations to the E.D. Ball Property at 600 Mathews Street, as presented, do not meet the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, that our findings shall be conveyed to the owner, and shall be filed for potential transmittal to the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the property’s historic status. Ms. Nelsen seconded. The motion passed 7-0. Mr. Meyer asked if there needed to be a motion regarding whether the property still contributes to the Historic District. Mr. Bertolini indicated that recommendation is included in the report. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 11 DRAFT Landmark Preservation Commission Page 7 May 20, 2020 • OTHER BUSINESS Chair Dunn reported Historic Larimer County is partnering with the Stanley Home Museum and Education Center in Estes Park to discuss how funds have been raised to purchase the Stanley Home and restore it to a museum use. • ADJOURNMENT Chair Dunn adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m. Minutes prepared by TriPoint Data and respectfully submitted by Gretchen Schiager. Minutes approved by a vote of the Commission on __________________. _____________________________________ Meg Dunn, Chair ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 12 Boards and Commissions Remote Hearing Item Request Form Submission of this form initiates review to determine if items ready for hearing are also considered “pressing and require prompt consideration” and that it would not be prudent to hear such items at an in-person meeting pursuant to City Council Ordinance 061, 2020. Board or Commission: Landmark Preservation Commission Chairperson: Meg Dunn Date of Requested Hearing: May 2020 – December 2020 Staff Liaison: Karen McWilliams Agenda Item: Approval of Minutes of LPC Meetings Description: This is a request for the LPC’s ability to review and approve the minutes of previous LPC meetings. Remote Meeting Justification Pursuant to Section 4.A. & 6.A. of Ordinance 61,2020: An in-person meeting would not be prudent due to COVID-19 public health emergency. This item is being brought before the LPC during this time as it relates to operation and business activities that the City must continue despite the current crisis. Applicant Justification: The ability to review and approve minutes in a timely manner provides the Commission, applicants, and community members with an official and accurate accounting of LPC decisions and actions. This is critical to the on-going performance of the Commission, promotes transparency, and enables staff and the public to understand the LPC’s reasoning behind its decisions. Recommendations (If recommendation is denial, please include additional information): Chairperson Recommendation: Approval Council Liaison Recommendation: Approval Staff Liaison Recommendation: Approval Service Area Director Decision: Approval ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 13 Agenda Item 2 Item 2, Page 1 STAFF REPORT June 17, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission ITEM NAME STAFF DESIGN REVIEW DECISIONS ON DESIGNATED PROPERTIES, MAY 7 TO JUNE 4, 2020 STAFF Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner INFORMATION Staff is tasked with reviewing projects and, in cases where the project can be approved without submitting to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, with issuing a Certificate of Appropriateness or a SHPO report under Chapter 14, Article IV of the City’s Municipal Code. Staff decisions are provided in this report and posted on the HPD’s “Design Review Notification” page. Notice of staff decisions are provided to the public and LPC for their information, but are not subject to appeal under Chapter 14, Article IV, except in cases where an applicant has requested a Certificate of Appropriateness for a project and that request has been denied. In that event, the applicant may appeal staff’s decision to the LPC pursuant to 14-55 of the Municipal Code, within two weeks of staff denial. The report below covers the period between May 7 to June 4, 2020. Property Address Description of Project Staff Decision Date of Decision 100 First Street Enlarge existing window opening with metal storm window to a standard 36x60” with vinyl (or other) slider window similar to existing. City Landmark. Approved May 7, 2020 319 Peterson St. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) May 8, 2020 330 E. Plum St. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) May 8, 2020 302 Garfield St. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) May 12, 2020 805 Peterson St. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) May 13, 2020 308 W. Mountain Ave. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Landmark (non-contributing property to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church) Approved May 15, 2020 Packet Pg. 14 Agenda Item 2 Item 2, Page 2 147 S. College Ave. New blade and transom signs on building façade. Commercial permit for Landmark-eligible building. Approved May 18, 2020 101-127 N. Howes St. Roof replacement (asphalt shingle), and minor repairs & partial replacement in-kind of clay tile roofing (approximately 30 broken tiles being replaced with leftover original tiles on site). City Landmark. Approved May 18, 2020 318 E. Myrtle St. Rooftop solar on non-contributing carriage house at rear of lot. Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) May 18, 2020 642 Whedbee St. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) May 20, 2020 200 E. Plum St. Masonry repointing of full building. City Landmark & 2020 Landmark Rehab Loan recipient. Approved / Loan awarded May 20, 2020 629 W. Mountain Ave In-kind roof replacement (wood shingle), chimney repair, and gutter replacement. City Landmark. Approved May 29, 2020 1510 S. College Ave. In-kind roof replacement (membrane roof) on north entry cover only. City Landmark. Approved June 1, 2020 300 E. Pitkin St. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) June 1, 2020 220 E. Elizabeth St. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) June 1, 2020 603 Peterson St. In-kind roof replacement (asphalt shingle). Contributing property to Laurel School Historic District (NRHP). Approved (report issued) Boards and Commissions Remote Hearing Item Request Form Submission of this form initiates review to determine if items ready for hearing are also considered “pressing and require prompt consideration” and that it would not be prudent to hear such items at an in-person meeting pursuant to City Council Ordinance 061, 2020. Board or Commission: Landmark Preservation Commission Chairperson: Meg Dunn Date of Requested Hearing: May 2020 through Dec. 2020 Staff Liaison: Karen McWilliams Agenda Item: Discussion of Staff Approvals of Design Review Applications Description: This is a request to enable the LPC to discuss design review applications for work which has been reviewed and received final approval by staff since the previous LPC meeting. Remote Meeting Justification Pursuant to Section 4.A. & 6.A. of Ordinance 61,2020: An in-person meeting would not be prudent due to COVID-19 public health emergency. This item is being brought before the LPC during this time as it relates to funding, operation and business activities that the City must continue despite the current crisis. Applicant Justification: The ability for the LPC to discuss and inform the public of these final decision in a timely manner is critical to the quasi-judicial process. This is a means to provide the Commission, applicants, and community members with public notice of final decisions for these design reviews and informs them of the opportunity to appeal certain final decisions. Recommendations (If recommendation is denial, please include additional information): Chairperson Recommendation: Approval Council Liaison Recommendation: Approval Staff Liaison Recommendation: Approval Service Area Director Decision: Approval ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 16 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 1 STAFF REPORT June 17, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission PROJECT NAME THE WOODS-GILKISON-DUNN PROPERTY AT 331 S. LOOMIS STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION STAFF Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner PROJECT INFORMATION APPLICANT: Housing Catalyst PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council for landmark designation of the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property at 331 S. Loomis Street. COMMISSION’S ROLE AND ACTION: One of the Commission’s responsibilities is to provide a recommendation to City Council on applications for the designation of a property as a Fort Collins Landmark. Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code provides the standards and process for designation. At the hearing, the Commission shall determine whether the following two (2) criteria are satisfied: (1) the proposed resource is eligible for designation; and (2) the requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation. Following its review, and once the Commission feels it has the information it needs, the Commission should adopt a motion providing its recommendation on the property’s Landmark eligibility to City Council. RECOMMENDATION: Staff has determined that the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property is eligible for Fort Collins Landmark designation. The Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property has significance under Standard 3 (Design/Construction), as a significant example of Free Classic Queen Anne architecture in the Loomis addition. The property has good to excellent integrity in all seven aspects. Staff recommends that the Landmark Preservation Commission approval a motion to Council recommending landmark designation. STAFF EVALUATION OF REVIEW CRITERIA STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and EXTERIOR INTEGRITY Staff has determined that the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property is eligible under Standard 3. Standards of Significance: Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards: Packet Pg. 17 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 2 Standard 1: Events The resource is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. A resource can be associated with either or both of two (2) types of events: * A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or * A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. N/A Standard 2: Persons/ Groups The resource is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. N/A Standard 3: Design/ Construction The resource embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of resources. The resource may be significant not only for the way it was originally constructed or crafted, but also for the way it was adapted at a later period, or for the way it illustrates changing tastes, attitudes, and/or uses over time. The Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property is significant under Standard 3: Design/Construction as a strong example of modest Free Classic Queen Anne architecture in the Loomis Addition neighborhood of northwest Fort Collins. The main house was constructed in approximately 1907, and appears to have undergone an historic modification to the porch in 1925. It possesses several of the defining characteristics of the style within the neighborhood, including a wrap-around porch with classical columns, a gable-on-hip roof with distinctive featuring, shingling, and windows in the gable end, a canted bay window set on its south elevation, and narrowly-spaced wood lapboard siding. Although having minor alterations, including vinyl window replacements and an addition onto the rear (northwest) corner, it possesses good integrity to its original construction. The property would also contribute to a potential Loomis Addition Historic District if one were to be designated in the future. YES Standard 4: Information potential The resource has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. N/A Packet Pg. 18 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 3 Standards of Integrity Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities established by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Standard 1: Location Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. The home has not been moved since its initial construction. YES Standard 2: Design Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. The overall design of 331 S. Loomis is intact, retaining the distinctive hip-on-gable with decorative shingling, windows, and window inset. The Classically-detailed wrap-around porch, a somewhat uncommon but distinguishing feature of this type of residence, remains in its historic configuration with a canted entry step leading from the northwest corner of Loomis Avenue and Magnolia Street. Based on the differentiated porch foundation, it seems likely that the porch was reconfigured in 1925 into its current form, with Classic columns and a lapsided half-wall. Based on city-wide building permits in Fort Collins from the 1920s-1940s, adding or improving porches appears to be a common occurrence, especially to middle-class dwellings that began with more modest design but were improved as the incomes of their occupants increased. There are modern alterations that detract somewhat from the property’s historic integrity, including the replacement of the windows (presumably wood) with vinyl replacements, and demolition of the attached garage on the northwest corner in 1980, and construction of a new addition in its place. However, the addition is relatively compatible with the overall design of the property. Windows retain the one-over-one pattern that is fairly distinctive for properties of this style and likely to have been installed originally at 331 S. Loomis. Overall, the property possesses sufficient significance and historic integrity to be listed as a Fort Collins Landmark. YES Packet Pg. 19 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 4 Standard 3: Setting Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. The setting of the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn property is generally intact. While there is some infill development in the immediate vicinity to the west and south, including new construction and altered historic-age dwellings, generally, homes around the corner of Loomis Avenue and Magnolia Street are from the historic period for the Loomis Addition (1880-1930) and reflect the overall historic character of the neighborhood, including setbacks with planted grass lawns and ample shade trees. YES Standard 4: Materials Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. The property retains strong integrity of materials, including retaining wood siding, wood decorative features such as shingle siding, porch columns, and siding, and a stone foundation. Losses of integrity of materials include the replacement of doors and windows with modern units, including vinyl windows. YES Standard 5: Workmanship Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. The property retains strong integrity of workmanship overall to its early-twentieth century construction. The stone foundation, wood lapboard siding, decorative shingling, and wood features on the porch are indicative of local craftsmanship during the early-twentieth century. The primary loss of historic workmanship is the loss of the historic windows, presumably wood, likely during the 1980 conversion to a duplex. YES Standard 6: Feeling Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period or time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. The property retains excellent integrity of historic feeling. The preponderance of historic materials, design, and workmanship, and the intact setting of a moderate-density historic neighborhood in the Loomis Addition allow the property to convey a strong sense of a family home in the early-twentieth century. YES Packet Pg. 20 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 5 Standard 7: Association Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. Based on the overall intact design, materials, and workmanship, the property retains strong integrity of association as a Victorian-style building constructed in the early twentieth century in Fort Collins. YES ALIGNMENT WITH CITY CODE AND PURPOSE The designation of historic properties and the work of historic preservation promote the policies and purposes adopted by City Council for the City of Fort Collins. Designation furthers the City’s goals of environmental, economic, and social sustainability. By continuing the use of an existing building and preserving the embodied energy of its existing materials, landmark designation is environmentally sustainable. The designation of historic properties also contributes to the City’s economic standing directly, through property, use, and sales taxes and revenues, and indirectly, through the promotion of heritage tourism. Furthermore, historic designation encourages the continuation of private property ownership. The City’s cultural standing is also upheld because the preservation of the built environment helps residents and visitors tangibly gain a better understanding of our history and the diversity of people who shaped Fort Collins. Landmark designation enhances and perpetuates significant resources in the City through the protection and acknowledgement of those historic properties as well as through the financial incentives offered to landmark owners. Finally, the designation of historic properties also maintains and enhances the City’s aesthetics through the protection and recognition of significant local architecture and history, contributing to the promotion of good urban design and fostering civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past. Taken together, these benefits of landmark designation help strengthen Fort Collins’s community and support our vision of a livable, sustainable city. (Municipal Code 14-1 and 14-2; City Plan) The designation of the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property at 331 S. Loomis Street would align with several aspects of the City’s Municipal Code and guiding policies. As a significant example of local architecture and craftsmanship, protection of the property aligns with Municipal Code 14-2, specifically that the property is an important element of the City’s cultural, artistic, and architectural heritage and will help foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past. The property remains a private residence, aligning with 14-2(g) to “promote and encourage continued private ownership and utilization of such sites….” The recognition of the home and leveraging of preservation-based incentives as part of future owners’ rehabilitation projects aligns with both the Municipal Code and City Plan Policy LIV 2.1 for the Revitalization of underutilized properties, specifically as an adaptive reuse. Designation is also consistent with Policies LIV 10.1, 10.2, 10.4, 10.6, to identify, preserve, utilize incentives for, and designate historic resources throughout the city, respectively. Packet Pg. 21 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 6 FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATION FINDINGS OF FACT: In evaluating the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for the Woods- Gilkison-Dunn Property, staff makes the following findings of fact: 1. That the owner of the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property (Housing Catalyst) has consented in writing to this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the property; 2. That the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property has significance to Fort Collins under Significance Standard 3, Design/Construction, as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report; 3. That the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property has integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association to convey their significance as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report; 4. That the designation will advance the policies and purposes stated in the code in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation, as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Commission adopt a resolution recommending the Landmark designation of the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property to City Council for designation. SAMPLE MOTIONS SAMPLE MOTION FOR APPROVAL: I move that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance to designate the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property at 331 S. Loomis Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark, finding that this property is eligible for its significance to Fort Collins under Standard 3, design/construction, as supported by the analysis provided in the staff report dated June 17, 2020, and that the property clearly conveys this significance through all seven aspects of integrity; and finding also that the designation of this property will promote the policies and purposes of the City as specified in Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code. SAMPLE MOTION FOR DENIAL: I move that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council does not adopt an ordinance to designate the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property at 331 S. Loomis Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark, finding that this property is not eligible because of a lack of significance or the failure of the property to convey its significance through its integrity, and/or finding that the designation of this property will not promote the policies and purposes of the City as specified in Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map 2. Landmark Designation Application 3. Staff Presentation 4. LPC Resolution 5. Remote Meating Request Form Packet Pg. 22 S GRANT AVE S LOOMIS AVE W OLIVE ST S WHITCOMB ST W MAGNOLIA ST W MULBERRY ST 331 Area S. Loomis Location Map Avenue Printed: June 03, 2020 Legend 330 S. Loomis Ave. Designated Historic Properties 0 10 20 30 40 Meters CITY©Scale000 GEOGRAPHICCOLLINS OF FORT INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP PRODUCTS 1:2, These and were map not products designed and or all intended underlying for general data are use developed by members for use of the by the public. City The of Fort City Collins makes for no its representation internal purposes or only, warranty dimensions, as to contours, the accuracy, property timeliness, boundaries, or completeness, or placement of and location in particular, of any accuracy map features in labeling thereon. or displaying THE CITY OF FORT COLLINSMAKES PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NO WARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH OR RESPECT WARRANTY TO THESE FORFITNESSOF MAP PRODUCTS USEFOR OR THE UNDERLYING FAULTS, and assumes DATA. Any all responsibility user of these of map the products, use thereof, map and applications, further covenants or data, and accepts agrees them to hold AS IS, the WITH City harmless ALL fromand made this against information all damage, available. loss, Independent or liability arising verification from of any all useof data contained thismap product, herein should inconsideration be obtained of by the any City's users having of these liability, products, whether or direct, underlying indirect, data. or consequential, The City disclaims, which and arises shall or may not be arise held from liable these for any map and products all damage, or the loss, use thereof or by any person or entity. Note: "Eligible to be Designated" indicates properties that could be designated as historic individually OR as part of potential City Landmark Districts. In some cases, the eligiblity of those districts has not been formally evaluated. "Unlikely to be Designated" indicates properties that, upon field research, do not appear to have significance. However, in-depth research could overturn that field assessment in a limited number of cases. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 23 Historic Preservation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.416.4250 preservation@fcgov.com fcgov.com/historicpreservation 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION Address: 331 S. Loomis Avenue Legal Description: Lot 16 and S 20 ft of Lot 13, Less W 60 ft of both, Block 278, Loomis Addition Property Name (historic and/or common): Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property OWNER INFORMATION Name: Preston Nakayama, Project Manager Company/Organization (if applicable): Housing Authority of the City of Fort Collins Phone: 970-416-2910 Email: pnakayama@housingcatalyst.com Mailing Address: 1715 W. Mountain Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521 CLASSIFICATION Category Ownership Status Present Use Existing Designation Building Public Occupied Commercial Nat’l Register Structure Private Unoccupied Educational State Register Site Religious Object Residential District Entertainment Government Other FORM PREPARED BY Nomination form adapted from Colorado OAHP form completed by Stephanie Slaughter and Megan Daniels, SWCA Environmental Consultants, December 10, 2019. The form’s text and information has been reproduced here with minor edits for clarity and accuracy. Name and Title: Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Address: 281 N. College Ave., Development Review Center Phone: 970-416-4250 Email: jbertolini@fcgov.com Relationship to Owner: N/A ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 24 2 DATE: May 22, 2020 TYPE OF DESIGNATION and BOUNDARIES Individual Landmark Property Landmark District Explanation of Boundaries: The boundaries of the property being designated as a Fort Collins Landmark correspond to the legal description of the property, above. The property (hereinafter the “Property”) consists of the legally defined parcel (9713-28-916) is clearly delineated by an urban lot bounded on the north and west sides by a wood privacy fence and the sidewalks along the streets. The lot includes the historic house and its surrounding grounds. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and INTEGRITY Properties are eligible for designation if they possess both significance and integrity. Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(a): Standard 1: Events This property is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. It is associated with either (or both) of these two (2) types of events: a) A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or b) A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. Click here to enter text. Standard 2: Persons/Groups This property is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. Click here to enter text. Standard 3: Design/Construction This property embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of properties. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 25 3 The Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property is significant under Standard 3: Design/Construction as a strong example of modest Free Classic Queen Anne architecture in the Loomis Addition neighborhood of northwest Fort Collins. The main house was constructed in approximately 1907, and appears to have undergone an historic modification to the porch in 1925. It possesses several of the defining characteristics of the style within the neighborhood, including a wrap-around porch with classical columns, a gable-on-hip roof with distinctive featuring, shingling, and windows in the gable end, a canted bay window set on its south elevation, and narrowly-spaced wood lapboard siding. Although having minor alterations, including vinyl window replacements and an addition onto the rear (northwest) corner, it possesses good integrity to its original construction. The property would also contribute to a potential Loomis Addition Historic District if one were to be designated in the future. Standard 4: Information Potential This property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Click here to enter text. Period of Significance is the discrete chronological period (or periods) during which a historic property gained its significance. Additions or alterations to a property that have significance in their own right can warrant the extension of a Period of Significance. Period(s) of Significance: 1907, c.1925 Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(b): location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Standard 1: Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. The house has not been moved from its original location. Standard 2: Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. The overall design of 331 S. Loomis is intact, retaining the distinctive hip-on-gable with decorative shingling, windows, and window inset. The Classically-detailed wrap-around porch, a somewhat uncommon but distinguishing feature of this type of residence, remains in its historic configuration with a canted entry step leading from the northwest corner of Loomis Avenue and Magnolia Street. Based on the differentiated porch foundation, it seems likely that the porch was reconfigured in 1925 into its current form, with Classic columns and a lapsided half-wall. Based on city-wide building permits in Fort Collins from the 1920s-1940s, adding or improving porches appears to be a common occurrence, especially to middle-class dwellings that began with more modest design but ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 26 4 were improved as the incomes of their occupants increased. There are modern alterations that detract somewhat from the property’s historic integrity, including the replacement of the windows (presumably wood) with vinyl replacements, and demolition of the attached garage on the northwest corner in 1980, and construction of a new addition in its place. However, the addition is relatively compatible with the overall design of the property. Windows retain the one-over-one pattern that is fairly distinctive for properties of this style and likely to have been installed originally at 331 S. Loomis. Overall, the property possesses sufficient significance and historic integrity to be listed as a Fort Collins Landmark. Standard 3: Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. The setting of the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn property is generally intact. While there is some infill development in the immediate vicinity to the west and south, including new construction and altered historic-age dwellings, generally, homes around the corner of Loomis Avenue and Magnolia Street are from the historic period for the Loomis Addition (1880-1930) and reflect the overall historic character of the neighborhood, including setbacks with planted grass lawns and ample shade trees. Standard 4: Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. The property retains strong integrity of materials, including retaining wood siding, wood decorative features such as shingle siding, porch columns, and siding, and a stone foundation. Losses of integrity of materials include the replacement of doors and windows with modern units, including vinyl windows. Standard 5: Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. The property retains strong integrity of workmanship overall to its early-twentieth century construction. The stone foundation, wood lapboard siding, decorative shingling, and wood features on the porch are indicative of local craftsmanship during the early- twentieth century. The primary loss of historic workmanship is the loss of the historic windows, presumably wood, likely during the 1980 conversion to a duplex. Standard 6: Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. The property retains excellent integrity of historic feeling. The preponderance of historic materials, design, and workmanship, and the intact setting of a moderate-density historic neighborhood in the Loomis Addition allow the property to convey a strong sense of a family home in the early-twentieth century. Standard 7: Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 27 5 Based on the overall intact design, materials, and workmanship, the property retains strong integrity of association as a Victorian-style building constructed in the early twentieth century in Fort Collins. HISTORICAL INFORMATION 331 S. Loomis is in the Loomis Addition west of Old Town Fort Collins. This historic neighborhood is bounded by Whitcomb Street to the east, Washington Avenue on the west, Laporte Avenue to the north, and Mulberry Street at the south, containing approximately 15 blocks of wide, paved streets lined with mature trees and both H-shaped and T-shaped alleys. These types of alleys allowed for narrow, deep lots, creating a sense of urban density while also providing space for yards. The Loomis Addition is one of the earliest planned expansions of the city, platted in 1887, and was an important focus for residential development to the mid-1960s. Both the Loomis Addition and the Capitol Hill addition to the north were platted in 1887 and represent the expansion of the city westward along what were at the time the primary east-west corridors of Fort Collins’ urban area, Laporte and Mountain Avenues. While their initial phase of construction occurred between 1887 and 1893, the bulk of new home construction took place in the first two decades of the 1900s. This was part of national movements that encouraged increased percentages of home ownership among Americans, construction of smaller homes affordable to working and middle class buyers, and city beautification via landscaping and decorative home architecture. The first decade of the 1900s, the period during which the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn property was constructed, was the most active, with 115 of the 311 homes in the neighborhood constructed in that decade. While the new Arts and Crafts movement dominated the design styles that builders placed in the Loomis Addition, they did incorporate the Free Classic Queen Anne, popularized by the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, which combined the asymmetry and variable textures of the Victorian Era with Classical detailing. The property at 331 S. Loomis is representative of the modest versions of that style constructed for working and middle class residents.0F 1 331 S. Loomis is located on Lot 16 and a portion of Lot 13 of Block 278 in the Loomis neighborhood. In 1902, Myron H. Akin acquired the entire Block 278 from Thomas K Robertson. Akin sold the block to Mary A. Harris in February 1905. Myron Akin was born in 1857 in Lockport, Illinois, where he got his education and worked in various railroad jobs. In 1881, he moved to Colorado where he took up a job as an operator for the Union Pacific in Fort Collins. Myron married schoolteacher Elizabeth Jane Mellinger in 1890, and they had three children: Julia, Eunice, and Wayne. Akin had previously bought land in the Fort Collins vicinity, where he farmed and ranched, building irrigation ditches across his property. Akin was an owner of the Akin Livestock Company and was a major trader in livestock in the region, including sheep. He also promoted and organized the Laramie-Poudre Reservoirs and Irrigation Company. From 1909 to 1910, Myron served as mayor of Fort Collins. Mr. Akin was involved in numerous ventures, mostly in the livestock industry, although he did dabble in the real estate business dealing with resident properties and farms. This period was likely in the early 1900s when his name commonly appears in the title records for Fort Collins and Laramie County, acquiring blocks in the city, then selling the lots to individuals. Myron Akin died in 1946 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. 1 City of Fort Collins, Loomis Addition Historic Context, prepared by Humstone Consulting, (Fort Collins, CO: 2015), 31, 85. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 28 6 Mary Harris was married to Jesse Harris, the horse breeder and trader who worked with Myron Akin and got him into the livestock trading business. Mary was born in 1848 in Ferrisburg, Vermont, and married Jesse in 1872. The two had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood. By 1885, they had moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, and Jesse was one of the earliest residents and businessmen in the Fort Collins area. He owned the Inverness Ranch, a horse ranch north of town. Jesse served as mayor of Fort Collins from 1911 to 1912, and is known for the “Jesse Harris Spring,” which he donated to the Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) in 1901. Jesse died in November 1919. Mary survived him for an additional 17 years; she died in 1936. Both are buried in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. Mary Harris sold Lots 12, 13, and 16 to Andrew J. Hood, a carpenter, that same month, February 1905. Later in 1905, Hood sold Lots 12 and 13 to Frank T. Woods. At some point, Woods also acquired Lot 16, although it is not clear when this transaction occurred. In 1907, Charles J. Gilkison bought Lots 13 and 16 from Woods. Although the Larimer County Assessor’s records indicate the house at 331 S. Loomis was built around 1897, the title search indicates there was one owner for the entire block up to early 1905 when the individual lots on which the house is located were sold. Similarly, the city directories for 1902 through 1907 have no residents at this location, indicating the house had not yet been built. These same directories indicate that none of the early owners of the property (i.e. Akin, Harris, and Hood) lived at the property in the years they owned it. Frank T. Woods and his wife, Martha Rose Gilkison, lived at 331 S. Loomis in 1907, although it appears their stay was brief. Frank was born in 1877 in Colorado, and married Rose in 1898. They had three children before she died in 1919 at the age of 41. In 1907 when the Woods lived at 331 S. Loomis, Frank worked in insurance. He jumped around employment, working for the Larimer County Fruit and Honey Association in 1900, as a rancher in 1910, and in real estate in the 1920s and 1930s. Frank died in 1959 and was buried next to his wife, Rose, in the Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. However, it appears that by October of 1907, Charles J. Gilkison and his wife Frances W. had moved into the property. Charles was a graduate of, and later professor at, Colorado Agricultural College. Sadly, in October of that year, Mrs. Gilkison passed away of typhoid fever, possibly as a complication of giving birth to the couple’s third child. Services were held in the home on October 6th, 1907, led by CAC President Barton Aylesworth.1F 2 Between 1907 and 1922, the Gilkisons owned the property, first Charles starting in 1907, then William F. acquired the property from 1918-1922. By 1909, William F. Gilkison and his family had moved into the house, apparently renting it from Charles – William was also a professor for Colorado Agricultural College. Charles appears to have left the community, later remarried, and begun silver mining near Nederland.2F 3 However, the Gilkison’s also continued to occupy the home, as Mrs. W.F. Gilkison hosted the occasional meeting of her various clubs out of the home, including the Current Event and Travel Club and the Priscilla Club.3F 4 Charles, William, and Rose Gilkison were siblings, children of Appleton Thomas (Tom) and Margaret J. Gilkison. Tom Gilkison was born in Michigan in 1847 and moved to Colorado in 1866, where he met and 2 “Death of Mrs. C.J. Gilkison,” Fort Collins Weekly Courier, October 9, 1907, p4, accessed through Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC), www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org, May 27, 2020. 3 “Men Frame Up Job on Chas. Gilkison,” Fort Collins Weekly Courier, June 23, 1916, p3, “Married in Boulder,” Fort Collins Weekly Courier, December 8, 1911, (CHNC). 4 “Happenings in Society, Clubs and Churches,” Fort Collins Courier, January 5, 1920, p4 and January 19, 1920, p4, (CHNC). ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 29 7 married Margaret. In the early years of their marriage, they worked at a farm to save their money so they could buy a mule team and try their luck in the goldfields in the mountains. By 1880, they had been successful, striking gold and selling their gold mine. They invested their money in land in the Fort Collins area, where they ensured all six of their children obtained an education at the Colorado Agricultural College. Tom founded A.T. Gilkison and Company, a mercantile, where his son William worked as a manager and later owner. Tom died in 1917, struck by a hit-and-run driver as he was crossing the street on his way to visit his son. In 1922, Robert Mauzey bought the property from William Gilkison, and rented the house to his children, son Preston and daughters Goldie and Ruth. Arthur and Margaret Sheely apparently rented a room at the house in 1922 as well. Preston was an apiarist, and Goldie and Ruth were students. There is little additional information about the Mauzeys. Arthur worked in auto supplies and there is little additional information about Arthur and Margaret. In 1924, Ellis S. Dunn acquired 331 S. Loomis from Robert Mauzey, where he lived with his wife, Sophia. Ellis Dunn was born in 1871 in Nebraska. He married Sophia in 1892, and they had four children. Ellis worked a variety of jobs in Nebraska; he was a station agent in Kenesaw, Nebraska, in 1900; a farmer in Newton, Nebraska, in 1910; and a manager of the Farmers Co Op store in Pleasant, Nebraska, in 1920. Sometime between 1920 and 1924, the Dunns moved to Fort Collins, where they bought the house at 331 S. Loomis Avenue in 1924. Sophia was born in 1873, also in Nebraska. The Dunns lived at 331 S. Loomis until their deaths. Ellis died in 1939, at which point Sophia inherited the house, although no records were found in the Clerk and Recorder’s books recording this transfer of ownership. From 1939 to her death in 1958, Sophia rented rooms including to Hershel H. Davis, a station attendant at Sheps Deni Tire and Service Station, and his wife, Aline, in 1948. In 1954, Sophia was listed as the only resident at the house. Sophia died in 1958 and her son, Claude acquired the property, likely as an inheritance, although no records tracing this change in ownership was found in the title records. That same year in 1958, Claude sold the property to Alice Southwick. Alice Southwick is one of the few women listed in the city directories as the primary resident rather than her husband, Carl. In 1958 when she bought 331 S. Loomis, Alice was working as a seamstress at Stinett Cleaners. Alice was born in 1897 in Kansas, where she met her husband, Carl. The date of their marriage was not listed, but they had three children and were living in Kansas in 1925. By 1930, they had moved to the rural town of Rio Grande, Colorado, where they were farmworkers. The family moved to Fort Collins sometime after 1940. The city directory for 1964 indicates the house was rented to Dolores Mendoza; no information is available for Ms. Mendoza. That same year, Alice is listed as living at 331 S. Loomis and as the widow of Carl; however, Carl apparently died in 1968 and was buried in Portland, Oregon. By 1971, Alice was living at the house along with two renters, Minnie Williams and Louis D. Martinez. Millie Williams was a widow, and there is no information about Louis Martinez. Alice died in 1982 and is buried at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Collins. In 1977, Mrs. Southwick sold the property to Stephen Ferreira, who then sold the house to Gerald Brumit and Martin Falk, who then sold the property to the Fort Collins Housing Authority on the same day, November 2, 1978. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 30 8 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: c.1907 Architect/Builder: Unknown Building Materials: Wood/lapboard; stone Architectural Style: Queen Anne (Free Classic variant) Description: The house is a one-story duplex that is irregular in plan, comprised of the original house with front porch and a one-story square plan addition attached to the northwest corner of the house. Overall, the addition appears to have been constructed to match the massing and materials of the original house while still being distinguished by its window configuration and foundation. The house stands at the northwest corner of South Loomis Avenue and West Magnolia Street. The house is set on a corner at the intersection of South Loomis Avenue and West Magnolia Street with small, grassy yards to the south, east, and west containing sporadic mature trees near the property perimeter. There are no associated buildings or objects on the lot containing the building. A clothesline consisting of two support poles connected by wires is on the west side of the building, but there are otherwise no features. The original foundation is square-cut stone laid in regular courses with a basement below. The front porch stands on concrete block, and the addition stands on a concrete slab. The original house is clad in wood horizontal clapboard siding with corner boards and frieze boards. The roof plan is complex with a primary hip roof with cross gable and cross hip and lower hip. The eaves are closed and overhanging. All windows, except in the dormer and basement, are replacement vinyl windows set in the wood sill, casing, and lintel. The doors are also vinyl. The house exhibits elements of the Queen Anne style in its roof configuration, massing, dormer, and front porch. The principal elevation (east) faces east toward South Loomis Street and contains a wrap-around porch with hip roof. Four free classic columns support the architrave and rest on an enclosed railing clad in wood horizontal clapboard siding. The porch and entrance are accessed from the southeast corner leading to the intersection. Below the porch a large one-over-one window is offset to the north and a horizontal fixed sash window is offset south of the entrance. The south elevation faces West Magnolia Street with a symmetrical composition. The cross gable dormer is centered in the elevation with a slight projecting bay. Tall one-over-one sash windows are centered on either side of the bay with wood lintels and window casings. Characteristic of the Queen Anne style, a pent roof encloses the cross gable with a triangular section extending forward in the top of the gable. The gable is clad with wood shingles and detailed with a diamond in the triangular section. A side-by-side fixed sash window with diamond pattern is in the center of the gable. Three openings are evenly spaced in the basement level, of which two are tripartite wood windows and the center contains venting. The west elevation faces the driveway accessed from West Magnolia Street. It is comprised of the rear of the original house and the addition, which extends beyond the west elevation of the original house volume. Two one-over-one sash windows with wood casing and lintels are in the original house elevation; the north window is smaller than the south window. A second entrance is in the west elevation of the addition accessed by a concrete stoop directly from the driveway. The north elevation is comprised of three distinct masses stepping back from the addition toward the principal elevation of the original house. The north elevation of the addition contains paired one-over-one sash windows in its center. Single one-over-one sash windows with wood lintels and ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 31 9 casings are centered in the two masses of the original house. A smaller one-over-one sash window is in the east-facing elevation where the east mass of the north elevation steps back from the center mass. Window openings are in the basement level in line with each window in the north elevation. The glazing is removed or covered with plywood. Another driveway accessed from South Loomis Avenue is adjacent to the north elevation. The Larimer County Assessor’s records indicate the house was built sometime around 1897, although archival research documents no residents at 331 S. Loomis until 1907. Additionally, the lots on which the house is built were not owned by one person until 1907. A building permit dating to 1925 indicates work was done on the foundation, although the specific nature of the work is not noted. Based on the permit date, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps from the same year, and the concrete block foundation on the porch, it is likely that the porch was added or remodeled at that time into its current configuration. In 1942, a second permit was issued for reshingling the roof of the house. A historic photograph dating to 1948 also indicates the presence of a brick chimney on the north slope of the roof near the western part of the house. The property originally included a two-car garage that was accessed through an enclosed porch located on the northwest corner of the building, clearly visible in the 1948 photograph. By 1968, the chimney was removed. The Fort Collins Housing Authority acquired the property in 1978, and in 1979 and 1980 the house was remodeled, undergoing numerous changes. The single-family dwelling was converted to a duplex with one unit on the north side of the house and one unit on the south side of the house. The enclosed porch was replaced with the addition still present, which provides access to the north unit. Two sets of stairways were added, providing access to the now-divided basement. The garage was demolished in 1980 and replaced with the existing addition as part of that conversion. Although the northwest corner addition is relatively new, it was built to blend with the architectural style of the original building including siding similar to the original clapboard and the roofline that blends with the original house. Additional work has been done to the house since 1980; however, this work is largely composed of reroofing and maintenance of the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems, as well as replacement or maintenance of the interior appliances. REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION Find-a-Grave 1919 Martha Rose Woods, died January 17, 1919, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 5, 2020. 1936 Mary Harris, died September 24, 1936, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 5, 2020. 1939 Ellis S. Dunn, died 1939, buried at Prairie Home Cemetery, Dill, Nebraska. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed January 14, 2020. 1946 Myron H. Akin, died 1946, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 5, 2020. 1958 Sophia E. Dunn, died 1958, buried at Prairie Home Cemetery, Dill Nebraska. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed January 14, 2020. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 32 10 1959 Frank Woods, died April 24, 1959, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 5, 2020. 1968 Carl W. Southwick, died 1968, buried at Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory, Portland, Oregon. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 5, 2020. 1982 Alice F. Southwick, died 1982, buried at Roselawn Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 5, 2020. City of Fort Collins Public Records, 2020 Building Services/Zoning Permits, 1964 – 2011. Available at: http://citydocs.fcgov.com/. Accessed January 14, 2020. Fort Collins City Directories, Listings for 331 S. Loomis Avenue., 1902 – 1977. Available at: https://history.fcgov.com/collections/buildings. Accessed December 12, 2019. Local Biographies. Gilkison, A.T. “Tom”, available at: http://fchc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/pl/id/655/. Accessed February 5, 2020. Humstone, Mary M. Rheba Massey, and Carly-Ann Anderson 2015 Loomis Addition Historic Context. Prepared for the City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Program, Certified Local Government Gran Number CO-14-016. Prepared by Humstone Consulting, Fort Collins, CO. Available at: https://fchc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/rb/id/8970. Accessed January 13, 2020. Kansas State Census Collection 1925 Kansas Territory Census, Roll KS1925_161, Line 10. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Larimer County Assessor, Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97113-28-016, County Assessor’s Website and Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948 – 2019. Larimer County, Clerk and Recorder’s Office, Title Records (Lots 13 and 16, Block 278, Loomis Addition) Warranty Deed, Thomas K. Robertson to Myron H. Akin, Block 278, March 1, 1902, Book 162, page 521. Warranty Deed, Myron H. Akin to Mary A. Harris, Block 278, February 23, 1905, Book 195, page 561. Warranty Deed, Mary A. Harris to Andrew J. Hood, Lots 12, 13, and 16, February 23, 1905, Book195, page 554. Warranty Deed, Andrew J. Hood to Frank T. Woods, Lots 12 and 13, September 16, 1905, Book 206, page 413. Warranty Deed, Frank T. Woods to Charles J. Gilkison, Lots 13 and 16, April 13, 1907, Book 234, page 192. Warranty Deed, Charles Gilkison to William F. Gilkison, March 28, 1918, Book 264, page 295. Warranty Deed, William F. Gilkison to Robert L. Mauzey, March 21, 1922, Book 440, page 300. Warranty Deed, Robert L. Mauzey to Ellis S. Dunn, September 17, 1924, Book 455, page 215. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 33 11 Warranty Deed, W. Claude Dunn to Alice Southwick, August 13, 1958, Book 1073, page 166. Warranty Deed, Alice Southwick to Stephen Ferreira, November 2, 1978, Book 1903, page 644. Warranty Deed, Stephen A. Ferreira to Gerald L. Brumit and Martin E. Falk, November 2, 1978, Book 1903, page 645. Warranty Deed, Gerald L. Brumit and Martin E. Falk to Housing Authority of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, November 2, 1978, Book 1903, page 646. Robert L. Mauzey Family Tree. Available at: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1030/?name= Robert_Mauzey&event=_fort+collins-larimer-colorado-usa_70436&count=50&event_x=_1- 0&name_x=ps_s&pcat=42&qh=m67wCcmNXy3%2BtGvjMWgmdw%3D%3D. Accessed January 14, 2020. U.S. Bureau of the Census 1900 Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. T623, 1,854 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. 1910 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. T624, 1,178 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. 1920 Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. T625, 2,076 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. 1930 Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. 1940 Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. T627, 4,643 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 34 12 MAPS and PHOTOGRAPHS ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 35 13 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 36 14 331 S. Loomis Avenue, east elevation. Facing west. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. 331 S. Loomis Avenue, east and south elevations. Facing northwest. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 37 15 331 S. Loomis Avenue, south elevation. Facing north. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. 331 S. Loomis Avenue, south and west elevations. Facing northwest. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 38 16 331 S. Loomis Avenue, west elevation, 1980 addition to left. Facing east. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. 331 S. Loomis Avenue, oblique view of the north elevation. Facing southeast. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 39 17 331 S. Loomis Avenue, oblique view of north elevation. Facing southwest. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. 331 S. Loomis Avenue, north and east elevations. Facing southwest. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 40 18 331 S. Loomis Avenue, view of yard on west side of lot. Facing northwest. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. 331 S. Loomis Avenue, detail of front porch. Facing north. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 41 19 331 S. Loomis Avenue, detail view of pent roof-enclosed cross gable with decorative shingles on south elevation. Facing north. Photographed by S. Slaughter. Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 42 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Property: 331 S. Loomis St. (Lot 16, S 20ft Lot 13, less W 60 ft of both, Block 278, Loomis Addition) The designation undersigned as a Fort owner, Collins or owners, landmark of the pursuant Property to the hereby Fort submit Collins the Landmark Property for undersigned Preservation owner, Ordinance, or owners, Chapter certify 14 of that the all Code signatures of the City necessary of Fort Collins. to consent The to the designation of the Property are affixed below. I Fort understand Collins Historic that upon Preservation designation, staff I or prior my to successors the occurrence will be of requested any of the to following: notify City of on Preparation the Property of plans or interior for reconstruction spaces readily or visible alteration from of any the public exterior street, of the alley, improvements park, or other public place; and/or the Preparation Property. of plans for construction of, addition to, or demolition of improvements on DA TED this ----"'-'---=+---- day of_.........___..,._""'""+---------' 20 c:)() --\-������.......:,,,_,,;.,..........:,-����::a.....:._�e...=:..· �t_�V\ ... - Owner ,Sj · \-- al, ....____ t'" == � ature.::.� " State of {<'.';o I() Y-cldo )ss. County of ---"-�_4_r- _,·_�_�-=-.,. ____ _ Subscribed and sworn before me this �nc/ day of _/\J_l_C1�tl/ _____ , 20 .__J .dQ., Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires _:=6..,,..(_l-'1 g::;...,,,../--'-,;)_·_{J_--',;.1_;;..... L/ _. _ _ i!w,eWJ = ;g/.,4{cN tary� V 8 BARBARA H KING NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 19964000264 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES MARCH 8, 2024 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 43 1 Application for Fort Collins Landmark Designation – 331 S. Loomis Street – Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission June 17, 2020 Role of the Landmark Preservation Commission Determine whether criteria are satisfied: (1) The proposed resource is eligible for designation (1) Significance (2) Integrity (2) The requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation Adopt a motion making a recommendation to Council 2 1 2 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 44 • Construction: • Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property, 1907 • Standards of Significance: • 3 (Design/Construction) • Free Classic Queen Anne architecture in Loomis Addition 3 331 S. Loomis Street – Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property Maps 4 331 S. Loomis Street – Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property 1943 Sanborn Map 3 4 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 45 5 331 S. Loomis Street – Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property Charles J. Gilkison William F. Gilkison A.T. “Tom” Gilkison 6 331 S. Loomis Street – Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property East façade and south elevation showing canted bay window and distinctive south gable. East façade of 331 S. Loomis Street, showing canted Free Classic porch added in c.1925. 5 6 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 46 7 331 S. Loomis Street – Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property South and rear (west) elevations. Rear (west) elevation showing 1979 addition to northwest corner. 8 331 S. Loomis Street – Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property East and north elevations Southeast corner of porch, showing different foundation material 7 8 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 47 Role of the Landmark Preservation Commission Determine whether criteria are satisfied: (1) The proposed resource is eligible for designation (1) Significance (2) Integrity (2) The requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation Adopt a motion making a recommendation to Council 9 Questions for LPC to Consider • Does the property have sufficient significance to Fort Collins history to be a Landmark? • If so, does it have sufficient integrity under enough aspects of integrity to qualify? 10 9 10 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 48 11 Application for Fort Collins Landmark Designation – 331 S. Loomis Street Street – Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission June 17, 2020 11 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 49 RESOLUTION 4, 2020 OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDING LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE WOODS-GILKISON-DUNN PROPERTY AT 331 S. LOOMIS STREET AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, it is a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of sites, structures, objects, and districts of historic, architectural, archeological, or geographic significance, located within the city, are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride and general welfare of the people; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that the economic, cultural and aesthetic standing of this City cannot be maintained or enhanced by disregarding the historic, architectural, archeological and geographical heritage of the City and by ignoring the destruction or defacement of such cultural assets; and WHEREAS, the property on Lot 16 and S 20 ft of Lot 13, Less W 60 ft of both, Block 278, Loomis Addition, located at 331 S. Loomis Street in Fort Collins (the “Property”) is eligible for Landmark designation for the Woods-Gilkison-Dunn Property’s significance to Fort Collins under Standard of Significance 3, Design/Construction, contained in City Code Section 14-22(a); and high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, as described in City Code Section 14-22(b). WHEREAS, the Landmark Preservation Commission has determined that the Property meets the criteria of a landmark as set forth in Section l4-22 of the code and is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark; and WHEREAS, the owner of the Property has consented to such landmark designation. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of Fort Collins as follows: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by the Landmark Preservation Commission as findings of fact: 1. That the designation of this property will advance the City of Fort Collins’ Policies and Purposes for Landmark Preservation; and 2. That the property is significant under Standard 3, Design/Construction, as a strong example of Free Classic Queen Anne architecture in Fort Collins; and ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 50 City of Fort Collins Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution No. 4, 2020 2 3. That the property retains a strong preponderance of integrity in all seven aspects: Location, Design, Materials, Workmanship, Setting, Feeling and Association; and 4. That the owner’s desire to protect this historic property and its resources will be furthered by the property’s status as a Fort Collins Landmark and the accompanying protections and review mechanisms such designation confers; and Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: LOT 16 AND S 20 FT OF LOT 13, LESS W 60 FT OF BOTH, BLOCK 278, LOOMIS ADDITION ALSO HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS 331 SOUTH LOOMIS STREET, CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter l4 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. Section 3. That the criteria contained in Chapter 14, Article IV of the City Code will serve as the standards by which alterations, additions and other changes to buildings and structures located upon the above described property will be reviewed. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of Fort Collins held this 17th day of June, A.D. 2020. ________________________________ Meg Dunn, Chair ATTEST: _______________________ Secretary/Staff ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 51 Boards and Commissions Remote Meeting Ordinance 061, 2020, Agenda Item Request Form Upon completion of this form: (1) Attach emails or other documentation of the City Manager or designee decision in consultation with the chair and the Council liaison or City Attorney; and (2) Place the completed form in the record of the meeting. Board or Commission: Landmark Preservation Commission Date of Meeting: 6/17/20 Chairperson: Meg Dunn Staff Liaison: Karen McWilliams Council Liaison: Susan Gutowsky Name and Title of Person Making Determination: Caryn Champine, PDT Director DETERMINATION THAT EACH AGENDA ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING IS PRESSING AND REQUIRES PROMPT CONSIDERATION THIS ITEM IS (click box to check one): ☒ QUASI-JUDICIAL ☐ NON-QUASI-JUDICIAL Agenda Item Name: Landmark Designations Description of Item: This is a request to designate three properties at 331 S. Loomis Street, 1016-1018 Morgan Street, and 228 Whedbee Street as Fort Collins Landmarks in order to facilitate property sales by Housing Catalyst. Justification Why the Item Is Pressing and Requires Prompt Consideration: Housing Catalyst and the Historic Preservation Services Division are requesting that these requests for landmark designation be heard as promptly as possible to facilitate the sale of these properties in a timely manner. The proposed local designation of these properties fulfills Housing Catalyst’s federal obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act, protects important reflections of Fort Collins history, and allows future owners to leverage financial incentives available to historic property owners to care for them Recommendations (If recommendation is denial, please include additional information): Chair Recommendation: Approved by Meg Dunn 6/3/20 Council Liaison Recommendation (non-quasi-judicial only): N/A City Attorney Recommendation (quasi-judicial only): Approved by Brad Yatabe on 6/5/20 City Manager or Designee Determination: Approved by Caryn Champine on 6/5/20 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Pg. 52 Agenda Item 4 Item 4, Page 1 STAFF REPORT June 17, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission PROJECT NAME THE BENTON-SCHULTZ DUPLEX AT 1016-1018 MORGAN STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION STAFF Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner PROJECT INFORMATION APPLICANT: Housing Catalyst PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council for landmark designation of the Benton-Schultz Duplex at 1016-1018 Morgan Street. COMMISSION’S ROLE AND ACTION: One of the Commission’s responsibilities is to provide a recommendation to City Council on applications for the designation of a property as a Fort Collins Landmark. Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code provides the standards and process for designation. At the hearing, the Commission shall determine whether the following two (2) criteria are satisfied: (1) the proposed resource is eligible for designation; and (2) the requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation. Following its review, and once the Commission feels it has the information it needs, the Commission should adopt a motion providing its recommendation on the property’s Landmark eligibility to City Council. RECOMMENDATION: Staff has determined that the Benton-Schultz Duplex is eligible for Fort Collins Landmark designation. The Benton-Schultz Duplex has significance under Standard 3 (Design/Construction), as a significant example of a Contemporary-style Duplex in Fort Collins. The property has good to excellent integrity in all seven aspects. Staff recommends that the Landmark Preservation Commission approval a motion to Council recommending landmark designation. STAFF EVALUATION OF REVIEW CRITERIA STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and EXTERIOR INTEGRITY Staff has determined that the Benton-Schultz Duplex is eligible under Standard 3. Packet Pg. 53 Agenda Item 4 Item 4, Page 2 Standards of Significance: Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards: Standard 1: Events The resource is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. A resource can be associated with either or both of two (2) types of events: * A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or * A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. N/A Standard 2: Persons/ Groups The resource is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. N/A Packet Pg. 54 Agenda Item 4 Item 4, Page 3 Standard 3: Design/ Construction The resource embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of resources. The resource may be significant not only for the way it was originally constructed or crafted, but also for the way it was adapted at a later period, or for the way it illustrates changing tastes, attitudes, and/or uses over time. The property at 1016/1018 Morgan Street is eligible for designation as a City of Fort Collins Landmark under Standard 3 Design/Construction as a rare example of a Ranch-style duplex in Fort Collins constructed by Fort Collins builder Harvey Schultz. Built adjacent to the University Acres subdivision, platted between 1958 and 1964, the building is one in a collection of low-slung apartment buildings and duplexes constructed in the late 1960s, designed to blend with the surrounding, Ranch-style, single-family development of the subdivision. University Acres itself banned any uses other than single-family dwellings upon its originally platting between 1958 and 1964. However, as Fort Collins and Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Colorado State University) grew during this period, so did its need for housing for temporary employees, working class households, and students. That was typically provided by converting existing single-family homes for use as multi-family dwellings, or the construction of new apartment buildings. The property at 1016-1018 Morgan Street is a unique example of a duplex built to meet those needs while blending with its single-family development context. The property is a rare architectural piece, combining both Ranch and Contemporary stylistic features more common in single-family homes, as well as unique features, including an inset, central entranceway between the two residential units, and low-slung roof overall Contemporary styling. YES Standard 4: Information potential The resource has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. N/A Standards of Integrity Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities established by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Standard 1: Location Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. The home has not been moved since its initial construction. YES Packet Pg. 55 Agenda Item 4 Item 4, Page 4 Standard 2: Design Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. The original design of the Contemporary/Ranch-style Duplex is intact, including the low-pitch, front-gabled roof, H-floorplan, inset and centered front and rear porches, “California”-style windows, and lapsiding above a sandstone veneer on the exterior walls. The exterior design of the property appears unchanged from its original construction. YES Standard 3: Setting Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. The property sits on the 1000-block of Morgan Street, immediately adjacent to the University Acres subdivision. The area is a transitional zone between the single-family residential neighborhood and the commercial zone around Poudre Valley Hospital and the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Lemay Avenue. Surrounding buildings range from one to three stories (mostly tri-level residences or walk-up apartments). The streetscape remains intact to its c.1960 character, with wide, curvilinear streets with no markings, narrow concrete sidewalks, and generally large setbacks from the street. YES Standard 4: Materials Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. The property retains strong integrity of materials, retaining historic aluminum siding, sandstone veneer siding, and simple wood trim features. Windows appear to have been replaced with vinyl units, and the metal storm doors appear modern. It is possible the main access doors for both units have been replaced as well. YES Standard 5: Workmanship Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. The property possesses strong integrity of workmanship to the 1964 construction by Harvey Schultz, a prolific builder in the University Acres area. Typical of post-war housing construction, materials were standardized, including aluminum siding, wood framing, stone or brick veneers, and typically aluminum windows. YES Packet Pg. 56 Agenda Item 4 Item 4, Page 5 Standard 6: Feeling Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period or time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. The overall historic property retains strong integrity of feeling, displaying a strong collective sense of the property as a post-war duplex constructed in a transitional zone between commercial and single- family uses. It evokes the sense of post-war development in Fort Collins. YES Standard 7: Association Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. The historic property possesses strong integrity of association, being a clear and well-preserved reflection of post-war multi-family residential construction in Fort Collins, in addition to being a well-articulated example of the Contemporary/Ranch-style Duplex. It has clear integrity of association to its historic period in the mid-1960s. YES ALIGNMENT WITH CITY CODE AND PURPOSE The designation of historic properties and the work of historic preservation promote the policies and purposes adopted by City Council for the City of Fort Collins. Designation furthers the City’s goals of environmental, economic, and social sustainability. By continuing the use of an existing building and preserving the embodied energy of its existing materials, landmark designation is environmentally sustainable. The designation of historic properties also contributes to the City’s economic standing directly, through property, use, and sales taxes and revenues, and indirectly, through the promotion of heritage tourism. Furthermore, historic designation encourages the continuation of private property ownership. The City’s cultural standing is also upheld because the preservation of the built environment helps residents and visitors tangibly gain a better understanding of our history and the diversity of people who shaped Fort Collins. Landmark designation enhances and perpetuates significant resources in the City through the protection and acknowledgement of those historic properties as well as through the financial incentives offered to landmark owners. Finally, the designation of historic properties also maintains and enhances the City’s aesthetics through the protection and recognition of significant local architecture and history, contributing to the promotion of good urban design and fostering civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past. Taken together, these benefits of landmark designation help strengthen Fort Collins’s community and support our vision of a livable, sustainable city. (Municipal Code 14-1 and 14-2; City Plan) The designation of the Benton-Schultz Duplex at 1016-1018 Morgan Street would align with several aspects of the City’s Municipal Code and guiding policies. As a significant example of local architecture and craftsmanship, protection of the property aligns with Municipal Code 14-2, specifically that the property is an important element of the City’s cultural, artistic, and architectural heritage and will help foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past. The property remains a private residence, aligning with 14-2(g) to “promote and encourage continued private ownership and utilization of such sites….” The recognition of the home and leveraging of preservation-based incentives as part of future owners’ rehabilitation projects aligns with both the Municipal Code and City Plan Policy LIV 2.1 for the Revitalization of underutilized properties, specifically as an adaptive reuse. Designation is also consistent with Policies LIV 10.1, 10.2, 10.4, 10.6, to identify, preserve, utilize incentives for, and designate historic resources throughout the city, respectively. Packet Pg. 57 Agenda Item 4 Item 4, Page 6 FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATION FINDINGS OF FACT: In evaluating the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for the Benton- Schultz Duplex, staff makes the following findings of fact: 1. That the owner of the Benton-Schultz Duplex (Housing Catalyst) has consented in writing to this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the property; 2. That the Benton-Schultz Duplex has significance to Fort Collins under Significance Standard 3, Design/Construction, as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report; 3. That the Benton-Schultz Duplex has integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association to convey their significance as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report; 4. That the designation will advance the policies and purposes stated in the code in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation, as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Commission adopt a resolution recommending the Landmark designation of the Benton- Schultz Duplex to City Council for designation. SAMPLE MOTIONS SAMPLE MOTION FOR APPROVAL: I move that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance to designate the Benton-Schultz Duplex at 1016-1018 Morgan Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark, finding that this property is eligible for its significance to Fort Collins under Standard 3, design/construction, as supported by the analysis provided in the staff report dated June 17, 2020, and that the property clearly conveys this significance through all seven aspects of integrity; and finding also that the designation of this property will promote the policies and purposes of the City as specified in Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code. SAMPLE MOTION FOR DENIAL: I move that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council does not adopt an ordinance to designate the Benton-Schultz Duplex at 1016-1018 Morgan Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark, finding that this property is not eligible because of a lack of significance or the failure of the property to convey its significance through its integrity, and/or finding that the designation of this property will not promote the policies and purposes of the City as specified in Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map 2. Landmark Designation Application 3. Staff Presentation 4. LPC Resolution 5. Remote Meeting Request Form Packet Pg. 58 MORGAN ST GARFIELD ST E ELIZABETH ST GREEN ST ROBERTSON ST WILLIAMS ST 1016-Area 1018 Location Morgan Map St. Printed: June 03, 2020 Legend 1016-1018 Morgan St 0 7 14 21 28 Meters CITY©Scale500 GEOGRAPHICCOLLINS OF FORT INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP PRODUCTS 1:1, These and were map not products designed and or all intended underlying for general data are use developed by members for use of the by the public. City The of Fort City Collins makes for no its representation internal purposes or only, warranty dimensions, as to contours, the accuracy, property timeliness, boundaries, or completeness, or placement of and location in particular, of any accuracy map features in labeling thereon. or displaying THE CITY OF FORT COLLINSMAKES PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NO WARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH OR RESPECT WARRANTY TO THESE FORFITNESSOF MAP PRODUCTS USEFOR OR THE UNDERLYING FAULTS, and assumes DATA. Any all responsibility user of these of map the products, use thereof, map and applications, further covenants or data, and accepts agrees them to hold AS IS, the WITH City harmless ALL fromand made this against information all damage, available. loss, Independent or liability arising verification from of any all useof data contained thismap product, herein should inconsideration be obtained of by the any City's users having of these liability, products, whether or direct, underlying indirect, data. or consequential, The City disclaims, which and arises shall or may not be arise held from liable these for any map and products all damage, or the loss, use thereof or by any person or entity. Note: "Eligible to be Designated" indicates properties that could be designated as historic individually OR as part of potential City Landmark Districts. In some cases, the eligiblity of those districts has not been formally evaluated. "Unlikely to be Designated" indicates properties that, upon field research, do not appear to have significance. However, in-depth research could overturn that field assessment in a limited number of cases. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 59 Historic Preservation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.416.4250 preservation@fcgov.com fcgov.com/historicpreservation 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION Address: 1016-1018 Morgan Street Legal Description: BEG AT PT WH BEARS N 89 38 E 839.56 FT, S 0 22 W 355.63 FT FROM NE COR OF SE 1/4 OF 13-7-69, TH S 0 22 W 60.73 FT, ALG ARC 494.24 FT RAD CUR, 14.28 FT, L/C S 1 11 36 W 14.27 FT, S 89 38 E 110.21 FT, N 0 22 E 75 FT, N 89 Property Name (historic and/or common): Benton-Schultz Duplex OWNER INFORMATION Name: Preston Nakayama, Project Manager Company/Organization (if applicable): Housing Authority of the City of Fort Collins Phone: 970-416-2910 Email: pnakayama@housingcatalyst.com Mailing Address: 1715 W. Mountain Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521 CLASSIFICATION Category Ownership Status Present Use Existing Designation Building Public Occupied Commercial Nat’l Register Structure Private Unoccupied Educational State Register Site Religious Object Residential District Entertainment Government Other FORM PREPARED BY Nomination form adapted from Colorado OAHP form completed by Stephanie Slaughter and Megan Daniels, SWCA Environmental Consultants, December 10, 2019. The form’s text and information has been reproduced here with minor edits for clarity and accuracy. Name and Title: Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Address: 281 N. College Ave., Development Review Center Phone: 970-416-4250 Email: jbertolini@fcgov.com Relationship to Owner: N/A ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 60 2 DATE: May 26, 2020 TYPE OF DESIGNATION and BOUNDARIES Individual Landmark Property Landmark District Explanation of Boundaries: The boundaries of the property being designated as a Fort Collins Landmark correspond to the legal description of the property, above. The property (hereinafter the “Property”) consists of the legally defined parcel (9713400931) clearly delineated by an urban legal description and includes the historic house and its surrounding grounds. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and INTEGRITY Properties are eligible for designation if they possess both significance and integrity. Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(a): Standard 1: Events This property is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. It is associated with either (or both) of these two (2) types of events: a) A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or b) A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. Click here to enter text. Standard 2: Persons/Groups This property is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. Click here to enter text. Standard 3: Design/Construction This property embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of properties. The property at 1016/1018 Morgan Street is eligible for designation as a City of Fort Collins Landmark under Standard 3 Design/Construction as a rare example of a Ranch-style duplex in Fort Collins constructed by Fort Collins builder Harvey Schultz. Built adjacent to the University Acres subdivision, ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 61 3 platted between 1958 and 1964, the building is one in a collection of low-slung apartment buildings and duplexes constructed in the late 1960s, designed to blend with the surrounding, Ranch-style, single-family development of the subdivision. University Acres itself banned any uses other than single-family dwellings upon its originally platting between 1958 and 1964. However, as Fort Collins and Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Colorado State University) grew during this period, so did its need for housing for temporary employees, working class households, and students. That was typically provided by converting existing single-family homes for use as multi-family dwellings, or the construction of new apartment buildings. The property at 1016-1018 Morgan Street is a unique example of a duplex built to meet those needs while blending with its single-family development context. The property is a rare architectural piece, combining both Ranch and Contemporary stylistic features more common in single- family homes, as well as unique features, including an inset, central entranceway between the two residential units, and low-slung roof overall Contemporary styling. Standard 4: Information Potential This property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Click here to enter text. Period of Significance is the discrete chronological period (or periods) during which a historic property gained its significance. Additions or alterations to a property that have significance in their own right can warrant the extension of a Period of Significance. Period(s) of Significance: 1964 Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(b): location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Standard 1: Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. The property remains in its original location. Standard 2: Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. The original design of the Contemporary/Ranch-style Duplex is intact, including the low- pitch, front-gabled roof, H-floorplan, inset and centered front and rear porches, “California”-style windows, and lapsiding above a sandstone veneer on the exterior walls. The exterior design of the property appears unchanged from its original construction. Standard 3: Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. The property sits on the 1000-block of Morgan Street, immediately adjacent to the University Acres subdivision. The area is a transitional zone between the single-family residential neighborhood and the commercial zone around Poudre Valley Hospital and ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 62 4 the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Lemay Avenue. Surrounding buildings range from one to three stories (mostly tri-level residences or walk-up apartments). The streetscape remains intact to its c.1960 character, with wide, curvilinear streets with no markings, narrow concrete sidewalks, and generally large setbacks from the street. Standard 4: Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. The property retains strong integrity of materials, retaining historic aluminum siding, sandstone veneer siding, and simple wood trim features. Windows appear to have been replaced with vinyl units, and the metal storm doors appear modern. It is possible the main access doors for both units have been replaced as well. Standard 5: Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. The property possesses strong integrity of workmanship to the 1964 construction by Harvey Schultz, a prolific builder in the University Acres area. Typical of post-war housing construction, materials were standardized, including aluminum siding, wood framing, stone or brick veneers, and typically aluminum windows. Standard 6: Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. The overall historic property retains strong integrity of feeling, displaying a strong collective sense of the property as a post-war duplex constructed in a transitional zone between commercial and single-family uses. It evokes the sense of post-war development in Fort Collins. Standard 7: Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. The historic property possesses strong integrity of association, being a clear and well- preserved reflection of post-war multi-family residential construction in Fort Collins, in addition to being a well-articulated example of the Contemporary/Ranch-style Duplex. It has clear integrity of association to its historic period in the mid-1960s. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 63 5 HISTORICAL INFORMATION 1016/1018 Morgan Street is adjacent to the University Acres housing subdivision, constructed near the end of the addition’s development period. It was built in 1964 by Harvey Schultz, a prolific builder in the University Acres project and in post-World War II Fort Collins in general.0F 1 While University Acres itself was exclusively single-family residential homes, it appears that some builders and property owners collaborated to construct a series of small multi-family projects on the block bounded by Morgan Street on the west, Garfield Street on the south, Robertson Street on the east, and East Elizabeth Street on the north. These projects were small, being some office buildings, duplexes, and three apartment buildings all constructed in the mid/late-1960s as University Acres to the south was fully built out. The block remains extremely well-preserved, with most buildings being a strong reflection of mid-twentieth century modern residential or suburban office design. 1016/1018 Morgan Street is unique among this collection, as most of the other buildings on the block reflect either firmly Ranch or Neo-Mansard styling while the Benton- Schultz Duplex is a unique fusion of Contemporary and Ranch style that. While the style is common throughout University Acres’ single-family homes, it is a comparatively rare combination of stylistic features in Fort Collins, and especially in the surrounding neighborhoods. University Acres Area The University Acres neighborhood was built on the old Agronomy Farm run by the Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) as a residential neighborhood to provide post-World War II housing for a fast-growing mid-twentieth century Fort Collins. The subdivision is generally bounded on the north by E. Elizabeth Street, on the east by S. Lemay Avenue, on the south by E. Prospect Road, and on the west by Stover Street, although several properties outside of these boundaries, such as the houses along the west side of Stover Street and the First United Methodist Church, are considered part of the subdivision. In 1957, prominent local real estate developers Mae Tiley and Bob Tiley purchased the land on which the subdivision is located from the Colorado Agricultural College, and subsequently developed the University Acres subdivision together with another prominent local real estate developer, Bob Everitt. The streets in the neighborhood are named primarily after past presidents of Colorado State University (CSU). Morgan Street in particular was named after William E. Morgan, who was the president of CSU when the neighborhood was developed. Mae Tiley was a real estate developer in mid- and late twentieth century Fort Collins. Mae was born in Nebraska about 1897, but by 1922, she lived in Loveland with her husband, Lewis, who was a grocer. Sometime between 1925 and 1930, the Tileys moved to Fort Collins, where they owned a house at 338 Elizabeth Street near what would become the University Acres subdivision. Lewis continued as a grocer, and by 1933, Mae ran Tiley’s Dress Shop. The substantial need for housing specifically for veterans in post-World War II Fort Collins encouraged the Tileys to jump into the real estate industry. Bill Tiley, born in 1927, was the youngest son of Lewis and Mae Tiley. He followed in the footsteps of his parents and became an important real estate developer in Fort Collins, first working on post-World War II housing subdivisions with his parents and Bob Everitt, eventually becoming co-developer of a number of Fort Collins properties and neighborhoods including among others South College Heights, University Acres, Thunderbird Estates, the Lemay Medical Building, the Century Mall (which included the city’s first McDonald's franchise), the Moot House restaurant, and developments surrounding Collindale and Southridge Golf Courses. 1 Anna Simpkins, Midcentury Suburban Fort Collins: University Acres, (report, Colorado State University [student project]), May 2019, p20. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 64 6 Bob Everitt was a lumberman turned successful businessman, known as an influential developer, banker, philanthropist, and advocate for the City of Fort Collins and CSU. As a long-time Fort Collins resident (he and his wife, Joyce, moved to Fort Collins from Oklahoma in 1953), his company, Everitt Companies, developed more than 20,000 home lots in northern Colorado and more than 100 buildings or projects. Everitt was awarded the Collins Award in 1980 and named the Coloradoan newspaper’s Most Influential Person in 1984, and was the first inductee into CSU’s Real Estate Hall of Fame; together with Joyce, he was awarded the Founders Award by CSU in 2003. Everitt continued to play an important role in the development of Fort Collins until his death in 2016. 1016/1018 Morgan Street was built as a duplex and, while not a part of the formal University Acres development, was constructed at the same time immediately adjacent (across Morgan Street to the east) to the neighborhood. Its form and style, and builder, all contain design and material connections to the larger University Acres subdivision. The first owner according to the initial building permit, was Lee Benton. According to the city directories, [Oliver] Lee Benton and his family lived at 1018 Morgan Street in 1966, shortly after the duplex was constructed. Oliver Lee Benton was born in 1923 in Attica, Kansas, and lived in Kansas until 1942, when he graduated high school and moved to Colorado Springs. In 1948, he married Mary Louise Summers, and they moved to Fort Collins in 1950. Mr. Benton was interested in electronics and worked as a television repairman. He was active in the Boy Scouts and the First United Methodist Church that was part of the University Acres neighborhood. In 1966, the 1016 unit was vacant. By 1968, the 1016 unit housed a student, Robert E. Benest about whom nothing is known, but the 1018 unit was not listed, indicating Benton and his family had moved away. In 1971, both units housed families, the Chenoweth family and the Miller family, both of whom rented the units. Nicolas Chenoweth, who was self-employed, lived in the 1016 unit with his wife, Annemarie. John T. Miller, the news director at Radio KUAD, lived in the 1018 unit with his wife Nancy, who was a secretary, and their two children, Penny and Theodore. The city directories for 1973 and 1977 indicate both units were occupied by single individuals who were renters. In 1973, the renters were Keith Boehm (Unit 1016) and Alexander D. Ojerio (Unit 1018), and in 1977, the renters were Tony Theisen (Unit 1016) and Kelsey McEwen (Unit 1018). Nothing is known about Boehm, Ojerio, and McEwen, but Theisen was a student at the time. Residents since 1977 have also been renters. Permits for the house issued by the city were also searched. A building permit for the house indicated that the entire house was owned by Lee Benton in 1964/1965. A later permit for work in the basement in 1971 named the owner as Stephan H. Cramlet, who rented the building to tenants. Stephan Cramlet was a U.S. Air Force Veterinarian who received U.S. government-sponsored laboratory animal medicine training/experience at the CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in the 1970s. A search of the title documents at the Larimer County Courthouse Offices yielded no information about Benton either buying or selling the property. Books covering the years 1965 through 1971 were searched but provided no information. Likewise, an internet search of the clerk and recorders records did not yield additional information about Mr. Cramlet. The property was purchased in 1980 by the Fort Collins Housing Authority for use as low-income housing. Some interior work was done at the time including work on the heating, plumbing, and electrical systems. Contemporary/Ranch Duplex and Harvey Schultz The Benton-Schultz Duplex is an example of a comparatively rare example of design in Fort Collins, and certainly in the context of post-World War II housing development in southeast Fort Collins. As noted previously, the University Acres subdivision was exclusively comprised single- family, detached dwellings as part of the restrictive covenants filed along with the nine ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 65 7 subdivision plats. This became a standard component of other housing developments in this part of Fort Collins, such as Highland Acres, Indian Hills, and South College Heights. Duplexes were rare in Fort Collins’ post-war housing construction, with developers seeming to prefer larger projects like the apartment buildings constructed along Mathews and Peterson Streets to the northwest during this period. Where owners and builders took on smaller projects, they typically involved rehabilitating older buildings into multi-family dwellings, such as several of the larger properties along Remington Street. New, stand-alone duplexes seem to be comparatively rare, and a response to the desire to balance post-war home ownership ideals with affordability for working class Fort Collins residents. Stylistically, the Benton-Schultz Duplex is one of a collection of ten duplexes or single-story apartment buildings constructed on this block facing Morgan and Garfield Streets adjacent to the University Acres subdivision. The use of Ranch and Contemporary styling in this grouping, as well as keeping the buildings at a single-story, allowed them to blend somewhat seamlessly into the larger Contemporary and Ranch-styled landscape of the University Acres neighborhood. On the east side of the same block, Modern Ranch or Neo-Mansard office buildings, and the paired H Apartments complex at the northeast corner (built in 1968) provided a transitional space into the commercial and medical corridor along Lemay Avenue. While the Benton-Schultz Duplex is not unique in that regard, it is on the only building on the block to combine the Ranch stylings typical of its neighbors with certain Contemporary elements, like the broad, low-pitched gabling on its front and rear elevations. The Ranch style has come to define the post-World War II housing landscape, and is represented by wide, usually single-story residences that are typically single-family with either gabled or hipped roofs with low pitches. While their siding varies, they usually incorporate an attached garage and large windows, with a comparatively simplistic configuration of doors and windows and a small entrance porch. The Ranch was a combination of other architectural styles, namely the low-slung ranch houses of California cattle operations (the namesake of the style) as well as Cape Cod-style homes of the northeast that incorporated rusticated or multi-textured materials and decorative windows. The Ranch had touches of Modernism, mostly in large intersection planes (like chimneys, carports, and wall planes that extended out from the sides, often with swooping triangular forms, especially in carport and patio roofs.1F 2 The Contemporary style, while very similar to the Ranch, is distinguished by a more dominant use of geometrical shapes, usually angular, and usually in the roof design. The Benton-Schultz Duplex possesses a modest Contemporary roof form compared to the more dramatic, and dominating front-gabled or intersecting-gabled forms common elsewhere in University Acres and Fort Collins, which often have glass curtain walls in all or a portion of the gable ends. Contemporary buildings often incorporate materials designed to evoke a sense of natural setting, like rough wood plank siding or formed concrete walls. Local examples are often subdued versions of this, such as the Benton-Schultz Duplex’s sandstone veneer along the bottom half of the exterior walls.2F 3 Mid-twentieth century Fort Collins builder Harvey Schultz, the builder of the Benton-Schultz Duplex, was a prolific builder throughout the 1940s-1960s in Fort Collins. Most of his earlier projects were constructions of infill homes in older neighborhoods in Fort Collins, but he also built several homes in University Acres and the 1954 Miller Brothers addition along Westview 2 Utah Division of State History, Utah’s Historic Architecture Guide, by Thomas Carter and Peter Goss (Salt Lake City: 2018), 42-43, https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/architectural_guide_booklet, accessed May 28, 2020. 3 Utah Historic Architecture Guide, 48. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 66 8 Avenue, south of City Park. Schultz’s building palette was reflective of the styles of the time, including Minimal Traditional, Ranch, and Contemporary-style residences throughout Fort Collins between University Acres and City Park. The majority of his known builds at the time of this nomination were Ranch-style or Bi-level homes, most of which were in the University Acres subdivision. Below is a list of known homes attributed to Schultz: Address Building Style / Type Neighborhood/Su bdivision Year Constructed 1116 (1122) Laporte Ave. Minimal Traditional Mountain View 1946 617 W. Magnolia St. Minimal Traditional Loomis 1951 930 Laporte Ave. Ranch Capitol Hill 1952 1632 Remington St. Contemporary I.C. Bradley 1953 1517 Westview Ave. Contemporary Miller Brothers 1954 1528 Westview Ave. Contemporary Miller Brothers 1954 1301 Stover St. Ranch University Acres 1959 1316 Morgan St. Ranch University Acres 1959 824 Buckeye St. Ranch University Acres 1959 825 E. Pitkin St. Ranch University Acres 1959 1320 Lory St. Ranch University Acres 1960 1324 Green St. Ranch University Acres 1960 1317 Lory St. Tri-Level University Acres 1962 1200 Stover St. Tri-Level University Acres 1963 1016-1018 Morgan St. Contemporary/Duplex Adjacent to University Acres 1964 1104 Ellis St. Tri-Level University Acres 1964 912 Garfield St. Tri-Level University Acres 1964 900 Edwards St. Ranch University Acres 1965 912 Edwards St. Ranch University Acres 1965 Of Schultz’s projects in Fort Collins, the Contemporary home at 1632 Remington Street is his most articulated, using unique rolled-steel casement windows, decorative clustered roof supports, and a rear-sloping shed roof. The duplex at 1016-1018 Morgan Street appears to be his only known multi-family project at this time, perhaps designed to appear like a single-family home both from Schultz’s prior experience in home-building and a desire on the part of the Benton’s and other property owners to minimize intrusions to the neighboring University Acres development by keeping their projects low-slung and similarly-styled. Summary The Benton-Schultz Duplex at 1016-1018 Morgan Street is a unique and significant example of a Contemporary-style Duplex with Ranch features in Fort Collins. It reflects both the adoption of Modern architectural styles by Fort Collins builders and homeowners in the mid-twentieth century, but also an architecturally-sensitive response to the need for multi-family housing, both owned and rented, in Fort Collins as its population grew significantly between the 1940s and the 1980s. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 67 9 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: 1964-1965 Architect/Builder: Builder: Harvey Schultz Building Materials: Aluminum Siding / sandstone veneer Architectural Style & Type: Contemporary / Ranch / Duplex Description: The house is a one-story duplex family dwelling constructed circa 1965 and featuring elements of the Contemporary style. The roof plan is roughly rectangular, and the building footprint is H-shaped with recessed entries in the front and rear of the house. Two low-pitch front-facing gables are adjoined in the center with a flat roof that shelters the recessed entries. The eaves are of wood, boxed and widely overhanging. The exterior is clad with aluminum siding above a horizontal patterned sandstone veneer. The windows are vinyl and presumably replacements of the original. The foundation is concrete with a full or partial basement for the lower dwelling unit. The principal elevation (west) faces west toward Morgan Street and is asymmetrical in composition with two distinct masses below, low set on either side of a recessed patio. The north mass is smaller with a tripartite window with center fixed sash and outer sliding sashes set into the sandstone veneer. The south mass contains a one-by-one sliding window and a tripartite window with center fixed sash and outer sliding sashes set into the sandstone veneer. Three entrances are recessed into the house between the front gabled masses, one each on the sheltered elevation of the north, center, and south masses. A staircase leads to a basement apartment in front of the larger, south mass. A decorative, cast iron fence anchored to a poured concrete sill lines the stairwell. The south elevation contains a broad, sandstone veneer endwall chimney. A single one-by-one sliding window is located west of the chimney and set into the sandstone veneer. East of the chimney, four one- by-one sliding windows are evenly spaced and rest on top of the sill of the sandstone veneer. The rear (east) elevation mirrors the principal elevation with two distinct masses below low-pitch gables on either side of a recessed rear entry. The north mass is smaller with a tripartite window with center fixed sash and outer sliding sashes set into the sandstone veneer. Two one-by-one sliding windows are evenly spaced and rest on top of the sill of the sandstone veneer in the east elevation of the larger south mass. Three one-by-one sliding windows are located in the north elevation of the south mass within the recessed entry. A rear door is offset in the east elevation of the center mass. The house was built in 1964 as a duplex, 1016 and 1018 units, and completed in 1965. The basement was finished, with a family room, storage, and bathroom added in 1971. The building was acquired by the Fort Collins Housing Authority in 1980 and the work in the interior was conducted, including adding interior walls for the basement apartment, general repairs to the ground floor units, and updating the heating and electrical systems. The roof on the 1018 unit was replaced with aggregate surface in 1992. Additional work on the house is confined to maintenance of interior systems such as heating and plumbing. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 68 10 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION Anstey, Mary Therese, and Adam Thomas 2011 Fort Collins Postwar Development, 1945–1969, Survey Report. Prepared for Advance Planning Department, City of Fort Collins, but Historitecture. Available at: https://www.fcgov.com/historicpreservation/pdf/postwar-survey.pdf. Accessed January 2020. City of Fort Collins Public Records 2020 Building Services/Zoning Permits, 1964 – 2011. Available at: http://citydocs.fcgov.com/. Accessed January 13, 2020. Coloradoan. 2017 K. Bill Tiley Obituary. Coloradoan. 26 March 2017. Available at: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/coloradoan/obituary.aspx?n=k-bill- tiley&pid=184668051&fhid=16075. Accessed January 29, 2020. Dunn, Meg 2015 University Acres: From Farm to Suburb. Northern Colorado History. Available at: https://www.northerncoloradohistory.com/university_acres/. Accessed January 13, 2020. Ferrier, Pat 2016 Fort Collins Visionary Bob Everitt Dies. Coloradoan. 15 February 2016. Available at: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/02/15/fort-collins-visionary-bob-everitt- dies/80398828/. Accessed January 30, 2020. Housing Catalyst. Internal records regarding 1016/1018 Morgan Street. Personal communication from Preston Nakamura, Housing Catalyst, to Melanie Medeiros, SWCA Environmental Consultants. January 2020. Fort Collins City Directories, Listings for 1016/1018 Morgan St., 1964 – 1977. Available at: https://history.fcgov.com/collections/buildings. Accessed December 11, 2019. Kinnamon, Colonel Kenneth E., Captain Marlene N. Cole, Colonel Dale G. Martin, Colonel Harry Rozmiarek, and Colonel George W. Irving, III 1999 Laboratory Animal Medicine Education and Training in the Uniformed Services: A Brief History. Military Medicine 164(11):771–779. Larimer County, Clerk & Recorder’s Office, Title Records, 1964 – 1971. Newspapers.com 2002 Obituary for Oliver Lee Benton. Coloradoan. 19 July 2002. Available at: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41549840/obituary_for_lee_benton_19232002/. Accessed January 30, 2020. R.L. Polk Directory Company 1922 Loveland City Directory, 1922. Available at http://www.ancestry.com. Accessed January 2020. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 69 11 1925 Loveland City Directory, 1925. Available at http://www.ancestry.com. Accessed January 2020. 1931 Fort Collins City Directory, 1931. Available at http://www.ancestry.com. Accessed January 2020. 1933 Fort Collins City Directory, 1933. Available at http://www.ancestry.com. Accessed January 2020. United States, Bureau of the Census 1930 Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Census Place: Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado; Page 5A; Enumeration District 0048; FHL microfilm 2339980. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Available at: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi- bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6224&h=101878425&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uFL36&_phsta rt=successSource. Accessed January 30, 2020. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 70 12 MAPS and PHOTOGRAPHS ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 71 13 ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 72 14 1016/1018 Morgan Street, west elevation; Facing east, Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 1016/1018 Morgan Street, south and west elevations; Facing northeast; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 73 15 Morgan Street, oblique view of south elevation; Facing east-northeast; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 1016/1018 Morgan Street, oblique view of the south elevation; Facing west-northwest; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 74 16 1016/1018 Morgan Street, north and west elevations; Facing southeast; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 1016/1018 Morgan Street, oblique view of north elevation; Facing east; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 75 17 1016/1018 Morgan Street, oblique view of north elevation; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 1016/1018 Morgan Street, east elevation; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 76 18 1016/1018 Morgan Street, south and west elevation; Facing northwest; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 1016/1018 Morgan Street, view of basement apartment entrance and cast-iron fence; Facing north; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 77 19 1016/1018 Morgan Street, entrance to basement apartment; Facing south; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 1016/1018 Morgan Street, recessed entry on west elevation; Facing east; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 78 20 1016/1018 Morgan Street, recessed entry on east elevation; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 79 ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 80 1 Application for Fort Collins Landmark Designation – 1016-1018 Morgan Street – Benton-Schultz Duplex Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission June 17, 2020 Role of the Landmark Preservation Commission Determine whether criteria are satisfied: (1) The proposed resource is eligible for designation (1) Significance (2) Integrity (2) The requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation Adopt a motion making a recommendation to Council 2 1 2 ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 81 • Construction: • Benton-Schultz Duplex, 1964 • Standards of Significance: • 3 (Design/Construction) • Contemporary/Ranch Duplex 3 1016-1018 Morgan Street – Benton-Schultz Duplex Maps 4 1016-1018 Morgan Street – Benton-Schultz Duplex 3 4 ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 82 5 1016-1018 Morgan Street – Benton-Schultz Duplex West façade of 1016-1018 Morgan Street, showing inset entry. East elevation showing rear inset and back yard. 6 1016-1018 Morgan Street – Benton-Schultz Duplex South and rear (east) elevations. North elevation and passage to back yard. 5 6 ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 83 Role of the Landmark Preservation Commission Determine whether criteria are satisfied: (1) The proposed resource is eligible for designation (1) Significance (2) Integrity (2) The requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation Adopt a motion making a recommendation to Council 7 Questions for LPC to Consider • Does the property have sufficient significance to Fort Collins history to be a Landmark? • If so, does it have sufficient integrity under enough aspects of integrity to qualify? 8 7 8 ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 84 9 Application for Fort Collins Landmark Designation – 1016-1018 Morgan Street Street – Benton-Schultz Duplex Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission June 17, 2020 9 ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 85 RESOLUTION 5, 2020 OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDING LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE BENTON-SCHULTZ DUPLEX AT 1016-1018 MORGAN STREET AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, it is a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of sites, structures, objects, and districts of historic, architectural, archeological, or geographic significance, located within the city, are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride and general welfare of the people; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that the economic, cultural and aesthetic standing of this City cannot be maintained or enhanced by disregarding the historic, architectural, archeological and geographical heritage of the City and by ignoring the destruction or defacement of such cultural assets; and WHEREAS, the property in the following described parcel BEG AT PT WH BEARS N 89 38 E 839.56 FT, S 0 22 W 355.63 FT FROM NE COR OF SE 1/4 OF 13-7-69, TH S 0 22 W 60.73 FT, ALG ARC 494.24 FT RAD CUR, 14.28 FT, L/C S 1 11 36 W 14.27 FT, S 89 38 E 110.21 FT, N 0 22 E 75 FT, N 89, located at 1016-1018 Morgan Street in Fort Collins (the “Property”) is eligible for Landmark designation for the Benton-Schultz Duplex’s significance to Fort Collins under Standard of Significance 3, Design/Construction, contained in City Code Section 14-22(a); and high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, as described in City Code Section 14-22(b). WHEREAS, the Landmark Preservation Commission has determined that the Property meets the criteria of a landmark as set forth in Section l4-22 of the code and is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark; and WHEREAS, the owner of the Property has consented to such landmark designation. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of Fort Collins as follows: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by the Landmark Preservation Commission as findings of fact: 1. That the designation of this property will advance the City of Fort Collins’ Policies and Purposes for Landmark Preservation; and 2. That the property is significant under Standard 3, Design/Construction, as a unique example of a Contemporary-style Duplex in Fort Collins; and ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 86 City of Fort Collins Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution No. 5, 2020 2 3. That the property retains a strong preponderance of integrity in all seven aspects: Location, Design, Materials, Workmanship, Setting, Feeling and Association; and 4. That the owner’s desire to protect this historic property and its resources will be furthered by the property’s status as a Fort Collins Landmark and the accompanying protections and review mechanisms such designation confers; and Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: BEG AT PT WH BEARS N 89 38 E 839.56 FT, S 0 22 W 355.63 FT FROM NE COR OF SE 1/4 OF 13-7-69, TH S 0 22 W 60.73 FT, ALG ARC 494.24 FT RAD CUR, 14.28 FT, L/C S 1 11 36 W 14.27 FT, S 89 38 E 110.21 FT, N 0 22 E 75 FT, N 89 ALSO HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS 1016-1018 MORGAN STREET, CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter l4 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. Section 3. That the criteria contained in Chapter 14, Article IV of the City Code will serve as the standards by which alterations, additions and other changes to buildings and structures located upon the above described property will be reviewed. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of Fort Collins held this 17th day of June, A.D. 2020. ________________________________ Meg Dunn, Chair ATTEST: _______________________ Secretary/Staff ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 87 Boards and Commissions Remote Meeting Ordinance 061, 2020, Agenda Item Request Form Upon completion of this form: (1) Attach emails or other documentation of the City Manager or designee decision in consultation with the chair and the Council liaison or City Attorney; and (2) Place the completed form in the record of the meeting. Board or Commission: Landmark Preservation Commission Date of Meeting: 6/17/20 Chairperson: Meg Dunn Staff Liaison: Karen McWilliams Council Liaison: Susan Gutowsky Name and Title of Person Making Determination: Caryn Champine, PDT Director DETERMINATION THAT EACH AGENDA ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING IS PRESSING AND REQUIRES PROMPT CONSIDERATION THIS ITEM IS (click box to check one): ☒ QUASI-JUDICIAL ☐ NON-QUASI-JUDICIAL Agenda Item Name: Landmark Designations Description of Item: This is a request to designate three properties at 331 S. Loomis Street, 1016-1018 Morgan Street, and 228 Whedbee Street as Fort Collins Landmarks in order to facilitate property sales by Housing Catalyst. Justification Why the Item Is Pressing and Requires Prompt Consideration: Housing Catalyst and the Historic Preservation Services Division are requesting that these requests for landmark designation be heard as promptly as possible to facilitate the sale of these properties in a timely manner. The proposed local designation of these properties fulfills Housing Catalyst’s federal obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act, protects important reflections of Fort Collins history, and allows future owners to leverage financial incentives available to historic property owners to care for them Recommendations (If recommendation is denial, please include additional information): Chair Recommendation: Approved by Meg Dunn 6/3/20 Council Liaison Recommendation (non-quasi-judicial only): N/A City Attorney Recommendation (quasi-judicial only): Approved by Brad Yatabe on 6/5/20 City Manager or Designee Determination: Approved by Caryn Champine on 6/5/20 ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Pg. 88 Agenda Item 5 Item 4, Page 1 STAFF REPORT June 17, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission PROJECT NAME THE BRAWNER-MCARTHUR PROPERTY AT 228 WHEDBEE STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION STAFF Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner PROJECT INFORMATION APPLICANT: Housing Catalyst PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council for landmark designation of the Brawner-McArthur Property at 228 Whedbee Street. COMMISSION’S ROLE AND ACTION: One of the Commission’s responsibilities is to provide a recommendation to City Council on applications for the designation of a property as a Fort Collins Landmark. Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code provides the standards and process for designation. At the hearing, the Commission shall determine whether the following two (2) criteria are satisfied: (1) the proposed resource is eligible for designation; and (2) the requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation. Following its review, and once the Commission feels it has the information it needs, the Commission should adopt a motion providing its recommendation on the property’s Landmark eligibility to City Council. RECOMMENDATION: Staff has determined that the Brawner-McArthur Property is eligible for Fort Collins Landmark designation. The Brawner-McArthur Property has significance under Standard 3 (Design/Construction), as a significant example of a modified Hipped-Roof Box in Fort Collins. The property has good to excellent integrity in all seven aspects. Staff recommends that the Landmark Preservation Commission approval a motion to Council recommending landmark designation. STAFF EVALUATION OF REVIEW CRITERIA STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and EXTERIOR INTEGRITY Staff has determined that the Brawner-McArthur Property is eligible under Standard 3. Packet Pg. 89 Agenda Item 5 Item 4, Page 2 Standards of Significance: Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards: Standard 1: Events The resource is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. A resource can be associated with either or both of two (2) types of events: * A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or * A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. N/A Standard 2: Persons/ Groups The resource is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. N/A Packet Pg. 90 Agenda Item 5 Item 4, Page 3 Standard 3: Design/ Construction The resource embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of resources. The resource may be significant not only for the way it was originally constructed or crafted, but also for the way it was adapted at a later period, or for the way it illustrates changing tastes, attitudes, and/or uses over time. The property at 228 Whedbee Street is eligible as a City of Fort Collins Landmark as a unique example of a modified Hipped-Roof Box dwelling in the historic area east of downtown Fort Collins. The property is also currently a contributing resource in the Laurel School Historic District. The Hipped-Roof Box, along with its design cousin, the Pyramidal Cottage, was a simple house type commonly built in the late-1800s and early 1900s for working and lower-middle class families. They typically included very little, if any, stylistic embellishment, usually defined by their distinctive, unbroken hipped roof, usually wood lap or drop siding, and minimal eave overhangs. In some cases, porches were added which had turned wood porch posts, and rear or side additions are common in areas that gentrified after initial construction. The Brawner-McArthur Property is a unique example of this in the east downtown area of Fort Collins, being close to downtown and the historic trolley lines on Whedbee Street and Mountain Avenue, where housing styles were typically more refined and owned by wealthier Fort Collins residents. This building includes modifications from the early-twentieth century to convert it to a multi-family rental dwelling, another more rare adaptation in this portion of the city. The house has been altered since 1909, namely by the installation and replacement of wood lapboard siding in c.1949, as well as the addition of the south-facing porch between 1943 and 1948. It retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance as a strong example of a modified Hipped Roof Box residence in east downtown Fort Collins. YES Standard 4: Information potential The resource has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. N/A Standards of Integrity Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities established by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Packet Pg. 91 Agenda Item 5 Item 4, Page 4 Standard 1: Location Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. The home has not been moved since its initial construction. YES Standard 2: Design Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. The property retains the character-defining elements of design for a Hipped Roof Box, including the dominant hipped roof, unadorned wood lapsiding, simple front porch with turned wood porch posts, and simple wood window openings. Its c.1909 gable-end addition on the south elevation similarly retains strong integrity of design, including Classically-styled eaves with eave returns, and decorative fish-scale and square shingling in the gable end. The rear porch, a common adaptation for working and middle class homes, also remains largely intact. The primary detraction from integrity of design appears to be the south porch and installation of a second, south-facing entrance. Records suggest Alma McArthur made this adaptation during her time living at the home and renting a portion of it to various tenants. The adaptation is not present in 1943 Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for the area, but does appear in a 1948 County Assessor photograph, indicating construction at some point in the intervening five years. YES Standard 3: Setting Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. The property retains strong integrity of setting, as a modest home in a largely residential neighborhood that developed between the 1880s and 1930s. While minor alterations have occurred to the streetscape over time, the surrounding setting generally evokes that of an early- twentieth century residential neighborhood. YES Standard 4: Materials Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. The property retains good overall integrity of materials, retaining wood lapboard siding, other wood details such as the turned porch posts, decorative eaves and shingles, and concrete foundation. Doors and windows were replaced with vinyl window units, metal storm doors, and wood panel main doors, likely for the first time in 1979 and replaced in-kind since. The siding on most elevations except the façade (west) appear to have been replaced or covered in 1949 but retains the wood lapboard material and configuration. YES Packet Pg. 92 Agenda Item 5 Item 4, Page 5 Standard 5: Workmanship Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. The property retains strong integrity of workmanship to a typical Hipped Roof Box construction, retaining most of its original structure and materials that were assembled on the site. It is indicative of early twentieth century buildings that were assembled by experienced builders using mostly standardized building materials such as dimensional lumber, poured concrete footings, and standardized wood window openings. YES Standard 6: Feeling Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period or time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. In combination, the property’s various features convey a strong integrity of feeling, reflecting the general aesthetic of a working-class home built on the edges of Fort Collins’ residential downtown in the late-1890s. YES Standard 7: Association Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. As a property significant as an example of a modified Hipped Roof Box working class home constructed in the 1890s and modified in the 1900s, the property possesses strong integrity of association, with a clear visual connection between the original construction of this residential house type and its current features. YES ALIGNMENT WITH CITY CODE AND PURPOSE The designation of historic properties and the work of historic preservation promote the policies and purposes adopted by City Council for the City of Fort Collins. Designation furthers the City’s goals of environmental, economic, and social sustainability. By continuing the use of an existing building and preserving the embodied energy of its existing materials, landmark designation is environmentally sustainable. The designation of historic properties also contributes to the City’s economic standing directly, through property, use, and sales taxes and revenues, and indirectly, through the promotion of heritage tourism. Furthermore, historic designation encourages the continuation of private property ownership. The City’s cultural standing is also upheld because the preservation of the built environment helps residents and visitors tangibly gain a better understanding of our history and the diversity of people who shaped Fort Collins. Landmark designation enhances and perpetuates significant resources in the City through the protection and acknowledgement of those historic properties as well as through the financial incentives offered to landmark owners. Finally, the designation of historic properties also maintains and enhances the City’s aesthetics through the protection and recognition of significant local architecture and history, contributing to the promotion of good urban design and fostering civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past. Taken together, these benefits of landmark designation help strengthen Fort Collins’s community and support our vision of a livable, sustainable city. (Municipal Code 14-1 and 14-2; City Plan) Packet Pg. 93 Agenda Item 5 Item 4, Page 6 The designation of the Brawner-McArthur Property at 228 Whedbee Street would align with several aspects of the City’s Municipal Code and guiding policies. As a significant example of local architecture and craftsmanship, protection of the property aligns with Municipal Code 14-2, specifically that the property is an important element of the City’s cultural, artistic, and architectural heritage and will help foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past. The property remains a private residence, aligning with 14-2(g) to “promote and encourage continued private ownership and utilization of such sites….” The recognition of the home and leveraging of preservation-based incentives as part of future owners’ rehabilitation projects aligns with both the Municipal Code and City Plan Policy LIV 2.1 for the Revitalization of underutilized properties, specifically as an adaptive reuse. Designation is also consistent with Policies LIV 10.1, 10.2, 10.4, 10.6, to identify, preserve, utilize incentives for, and designate historic resources throughout the city, respectively. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATION FINDINGS OF FACT: In evaluating the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for the Brawner- McArthur Property, staff makes the following findings of fact: 1. That the owner of the Brawner-McArthur Property (Housing Catalyst) has consented in writing to this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the property; 2. That the Brawner-McArthur Property has significance to Fort Collins under Significance Standard 3, Design/Construction, as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report; and is currently a contributing property to the Laurel School Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 3. That the Brawner-McArthur Property has integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association to convey their significance as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report; 4. That the designation will advance the policies and purposes stated in the code in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation, as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Commission adopt a resolution recommending the Landmark designation of the Brawner- McArthur Property to City Council for designation. SAMPLE MOTIONS SAMPLE MOTION FOR APPROVAL: I move that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance to designate the Brawner-McArthur Property at 228 Whedbee Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark, finding that this property is eligible for its significance to Fort Collins under Standard 3, design/construction, as supported by the analysis provided in the staff report dated June 17, 2020, and that the property clearly conveys this significance through all seven aspects of integrity; and finding also that the designation of this property will promote the policies and purposes of the City as specified in Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code. SAMPLE MOTION FOR DENIAL: I move that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council does not adopt an ordinance to designate the Brawner-McArthur Property at 228 Whedbee Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark, finding that this property is not eligible because of a lack of significance or the failure of the property to convey its significance through its integrity, and/or finding that the designation of this property will not promote the policies and purposes of the City as specified in Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map 2. Landmark Designation Application 3. Staff Presentation 4. LPC Resolution 5. Remote Meeting Request Form Packet Pg. 94 WHEDBEE ST SMITH ST E OLIVE ST E OAK ST RIVERSIDE AVE 228 Area Whedbee Location Map St. Printed: June 03, 2020 Legend 228 Whedbee St. Laurel School Historic District 0 6 12 18 24 Meters CITY©Scale250 GEOGRAPHICCOLLINS OF FORT INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP PRODUCTS 1:1, These and were map not products designed and or all intended underlying for general data are use developed by members for use of the by the public. City The of Fort City Collins makes for no its representation internal purposes or only, warranty dimensions, as to contours, the accuracy, property timeliness, boundaries, or completeness, or placement of and location in particular, of any accuracy map features in labeling thereon. or displaying THE CITY OF FORT COLLINSMAKES PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NO WARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH OR RESPECT WARRANTY TO THESE FORFITNESSOF MAP PRODUCTS USEFOR OR THE UNDERLYING FAULTS, and assumes DATA. Any all responsibility user of these of map the products, use thereof, map and applications, further covenants or data, and accepts agrees them to hold AS IS, the WITH City harmless ALL fromand made this against information all damage, available. loss, Independent or liability arising verification from of any all useof data contained thismap product, herein should inconsideration be obtained of by the any City's users having of these liability, products, whether or direct, underlying indirect, data. or consequential, The City disclaims, which and arises shall or may not be arise held from liable these for any map and products all damage, or the loss, use thereof or by any person or entity. Note: "Eligible to be Designated" indicates properties that could be designated as historic individually OR as part of potential City Landmark Districts. In some cases, the eligiblity of those districts has not been formally evaluated. "Unlikely to be Designated" indicates properties that, upon field research, do not appear to have significance. However, in-depth research could overturn that field assessment in a limited number of cases. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 95 Historic Preservation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.416.4250 preservation@fcgov.com fcgov.com/historicpreservation 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION Address: 228 Whedbee Street Legal Description: S ½ of Lot 8, Block 162, Fort Collins (1873) Property Name (historic and/or common): Brawner-McArthur Property OWNER INFORMATION Name: Preston Nakayama, Project Manager Company/Organization (if applicable): Housing Authority of the City of Fort Collins Phone: 970-416-2910 Email: pnakayama@housingcatalyst.com Mailing Address: 1715 W. Mountain Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521 CLASSIFICATION Category Ownership Status Present Use Existing Designation Building Public Occupied Commercial Nat’l Register Structure Private Unoccupied Educational State Register Site Religious Object Residential District Entertainment Government Other FORM PREPARED BY Nomination form adapted from Colorado OAHP form completed by Stephanie Slaughter and Megan Daniels, SWCA Environmental Consultants, December 10, 2019. The form’s text and information has been reproduced here with minor edits for clarity and accuracy. Name and Title: Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Address: 281 N. College Ave., Development Review Center Phone: 970-416-4250 Email: jbertolini@fcgov.com Relationship to Owner: N/A DATE: May 26, 2020 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 96 2 TYPE OF DESIGNATION and BOUNDARIES Individual Landmark Property Landmark District Explanation of Boundaries: The boundaries of the property being designated as a Fort Collins Landmark correspond to the legal description of the property, above. The property (hereinafter the “Property”) consists of the legally defined parcel (9712-23-908), clearly delineated by an urban lot bounded on the north side by a wood privacy fence and the edges of the street and alley. The lot includes the historic house and its surrounding grounds. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and INTEGRITY Properties are eligible for designation if they possess both significance and integrity. Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(a): Standard 1: Events This property is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. It is associated with either (or both) of these two (2) types of events: a) A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or b) A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. Click here to enter text. Standard 2: Persons/Groups This property is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. Click here to enter text. Standard 3: Design/Construction This property embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of properties. The property at 228 Whedbee Street is eligible as a City of Fort Collins Landmark as a unique example of a modified Hipped-Roof Box dwelling in the historic area east of downtown Fort Collins. The property is also currently a contributing resource in the Laurel School Historic District. The Hipped-Roof Box, along with its design cousin, the Pyramidal Cottage, was a simple house type commonly built in the late-1800s and ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 97 3 early 1900s for working and lower-middle class families. They typically included very little, if any, stylistic embellishment, usually defined by their distinctive, unbroken hipped roof, usually wood lap or drop siding, and minimal eave overhangs. In some cases, porches were added which had turned wood porch posts, and rear or side additions are common in areas that gentrified after initial construction. The Brawner-McArthur Property is a unique example of this in the east downtown area of Fort Collins, being close to downtown and the historic trolley lines on Whedbee Street and Mountain Avenue, where housing styles were typically more refined and owned by wealthier Fort Collins residents. This building includes modifications from the early-twentieth century to convert it to a multi-family rental dwelling, another more rare adaptation in this portion of the city. The house has been altered since 1909, namely by the installation and replacement of wood lapboard siding in c.1949, as well as the addition of the south-facing porch between 1943 and 1948. It retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance as a strong example of a modified Hipped Roof Box residence in east downtown Fort Collins. Standard 4: Information Potential This property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Click here to enter text. Period of Significance is the discrete chronological period (or periods) during which a historic property gained its significance. Additions or alterations to a property that have significance in their own right can warrant the extension of a Period of Significance. Period(s) of Significance: c.1894, c.1909 Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(b): location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Standard 1: Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. The property has not been moved since its original construction. Standard 2: Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. The property retains the character-defining elements of design for a Hipped Roof Box, including the dominant hipped roof, unadorned wood lapsiding, simple front porch with turned wood porch posts, and simple wood window openings. Its c.1909 gable-end addition on the south elevation similarly retains strong integrity of design, including Classically-styled eaves with eave returns, and decorative fish-scale and square shingling in the gable end. The rear porch, a common adaptation for working and middle class homes, also remains largely intact. The primary detraction from integrity of design appears to be the south porch and installation of a second, south-facing entrance. Records suggest Alma McArthur made this adaptation during her time living at the home and renting a portion of it to various tenants. The adaptation is not present in 1943 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 98 4 Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for the area, but does appear in a 1948 County Assessor photograph, indicating construction at some point in the intervening five years. Standard 3: Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. The property retains strong integrity of setting, as a modest home in a largely residential neighborhood that developed between the 1880s and 1930s. While minor alterations have occurred to the streetscape over time, the surrounding setting generally evokes that of an early-twentieth century residential neighborhood. Standard 4: Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. The property retains good overall integrity of materials, retaining wood lapboard siding, other wood details such as the turned porch posts, decorative eaves and shingles, and concrete foundation. Doors and windows were replaced with vinyl window units, metal storm doors, and wood panel main doors, likely for the first time in 1979 and replaced in- kind since. The siding on most elevations except the façade (west) appear to have been replaced or covered in 1949 but retains the wood lapboard material and configuration. Standard 5: Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. The property retains strong integrity of workmanship to a typical Hipped Roof Box construction, retaining most of its original structure and materials that were assembled on the site. It is indicative of early twentieth century buildings that were assembled by experienced builders using mostly standardized building materials such as dimensional lumber, poured concrete footings, and standardized wood window openings. Standard 6: Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. In combination, the property’s various features convey a strong integrity of feeling, reflecting the general aesthetic of a working-class home built on the edges of Fort Collins’ residential downtown in the late-1890s. Standard 7: Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. As a property significant as an example of a modified Hipped Roof Box working class home constructed in the 1890s and modified in the 1900s, the property possesses strong integrity of association, with a clear visual connection between the original construction of this residential house type and its current features. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 99 5 HISTORICAL INFORMATION Downtown East: Early Fort Collins Development The Brawner-McArthur Property is located within the Laurel School Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and within the originally platted town of Fort Collins (1873). The historic district is defined by the similarity of architecture as well as providing an example of the planned development and growth of the city east of downtown between the 1870s and 1930s. The Brawner- McArthur Property was constructed in the midst of the most significant building boom for this section of Fort Collins, between 1890 and 1920. Most of the buildings constructed in the 1873 plat’s east section were strong to modest examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Craftsman-style residences, with some Classic Cottages and Hipped Roof Boxes intermixed as well. In general, higher style examples of architecture constructed for wealthier Fort Collins residents are concentrated to the north and west, especially along Oak, Remington, and Mathews Street, with more modest middle and working-class homes mostly spread to the south and east in the rest of the district. The Hipped Roof Box in Fort Collins The Hipped Roof Box was a modest housing type from the late-1800s and early-1900s constructed primarily for working-class residents throughout the United States. Most examples are generally defined by having only a hipped roof, minimal eaves, and simple wood window openings, with walls usually clad in wood lap or drop-board, although masonry examples do exist in lesser quantities. Where front porches were built or added later, they are extremely modest, usually being a simple shed or hipped roof with squared or turned wood posts. In general, the house type is defined by its lack of ornamentation. The use of the Hipped Roof Box type by Fort Collins builders in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries reflects national trends regarding home construction at the time. While it is not known at this time how many Hipped Roof Boxes exist in Fort Collins, there are currently forty-one (41) designated historic properties in Fort Collins currently identified as Hipped Roof Boxes, including this property.0F 1 Thirty (30), including this one, are contributing properties to the Laurel School Historic District, one (1) is a contributing property in the Whitcomb Street Landmark District, and another nine (9) are City Landmarks. Of those, four (4) specifically recognize the working class architecture of the Hipped-Roof Box type. Fort Collins Landmarks - Hipped-Roof Box Residences Address # Street Name Historic Name Landmark Date Landmarked for Architecture 816 Laporte Ave. Kirby/Wade House & Garage February 21, 2006 Yes, and Standard 1 (Kirby) 321 N. Whitcomb St. The Garcia Property November 18, 2014 Yes, and Standard 1 (Holy Family/Latino) 505 Smith St. Montgomery House & Garage February 18, 2003 Yes 412 Wood St. Juan and Mary Barraza Property October 7, 2014 Yes 1 It should be noted that several properties have been Landmarked using the Hipped-Roof Box classification that, upon review, are more appropriately classified differently based on current accepted terminology in Colorado. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 100 6 The Hipped Roof Box remains an important reflection of Fort Collins’ history as an agricultural community. These modest dwellings were an attainable option for working class families that either labored on farms, or in the support industries in town such as agricultural manufacturers, mercantiles, etc. That is evidenced here by the various residents of the Brawner-McArthur House, including Eugene L. Brawner, a local builder and brickmason, Guy Wheaton, a local Wells Fargo & Co. and later American Express agent, as well as a manager at Riverside Ice and Storage, Charles Taylor, a Great Western Sugar Co. employee, and Alma McArthur, a local bookkeeper for various companies in town. Residents of the Brawner-McArthur House 228 Whedbee Street is located at the corner of Whedbee Street and East Olive Street. The house has been called the E.L. Brawner house in previous recordings because Eugene L. Brawner, a locally well- known bricklayer, lived in the house between 1902 and 1906, the early period of the house. Brawner came to Colorado from Illinois in 1888, married Mary B. Hastings in 1889, and moved to Fort Collins in 1894. Brawner gained a reputation as a skilled brick contractor and is credited with building several large public buildings and business blocks in Fort Collins and elsewhere in northern Colorado. A search of the title records, however, indicate that the owner of the property in 1902 was Frank Miller, who sold it to Merit G. Conley late in 1902. A search of the title records did not yield when Conley sold the property, but by 1906, Margaret Davenport held the title. Internet searches for sources on these individuals was generally unsuccessful. There are numerous Frank Millers in the Fort Collins area in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries. In any case, Frank Miller never lived at 228 Whedbee and the house has no clear association with him. Similarly, no information was available for Merit G. Conley, or Edward or Margaret Davenport. In 1906, Guy G. Wheaton bought the property and moved into the house with his wife, Lura. Guy Gifford Wheaton was born in 1869 in Indiana. He moved to Nebraska in the 1880s, where he met and married Lura Atchison in 1889. The couple moved to Fort Collins between 1900 and 1906, then moved to Greeley by 1920. The couple had three children, all daughters. Guy Wheaton died in 1940, and Lura died in 1955. In 1906, Guy Wheaton was the local agent for Wells Fargo and Company. After at least two job changes (assistant manager at Riverside Ice and Storage Company in 1909 and an agent for the American Express Company in 1913), Wheaton moved from 228 Whedbee and rented the house first to Charles Taylor, an employee at G.W. Sugar Company, and his wife, Orpha, in 1917, and then to Mark McArthur in 1919. McArthur moved into the house with his family, including his wife Agnes, son David and his wife, Faith, and two daughters, Alma and Harriet. The city directory for 1919 lists only Alma’s occupation, which was a bookkeeper at H.G. Diercks, an automobile radiator repair and metal working shop. The previous recording for 5LR463.17 describes Mark, the family patriarch, as a retired farmer, and David was employed in the clothes cleaning and pressing business. In January 1919, Wheaton sold the property to James E. and Mary E. Walker. The Walkers never lived at 228 Whedbee and continued to rent to the McArthurs until 1921, when Alma McArthur bought the property. Mark McArthur, the family patriarch, was born in 1852 in Baltimore, Canada. In 1877, Mark married Agnes Baptist; they moved to Minnesota in 1893 and they were living in Colorado in 1900. By 1910, the family had moved to Fort Collins. Although Mark was described as a retired farmer in his obituary, the 1900 and 1910 census lists his occupation as teamster. Agnes, the family matriarch, was born in 1854 in Ontario, Canada, and died in 1941. The couple had four children; Harriet was the oldest, born in 1887 and died in 1938. Harriet never married, and city directories do not list her occupation. Alma was the second oldest, born in 1890 and died in 1960. She also never married and worked as a bookkeeper her entire life. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 101 7 By 1925, David and his family had moved out of the house. Alma, her parents, and her sister continued to live in the house through the 1920s. The property used to include a detached garage built around 1925 and located at the east end of the lot near the alley. A property appraisal card from 1949 indicates the 404-square-foot garage was also used as a residence. In 1927, Alma apparently rented the garage to Ollie Oxias, a widow who worked as a nurse. The 1927 city directory indicates she lived in the “rear,” suggesting the garage. Ollie lived at the property until at least 1931, after which Alma rented to Russel and Joyce Long, and later to Paul Kane. Russel worked in the meter department at the City Light and Power Department. Paul Kane (Kayne) was a renter from 1954 to 1957 and held down a variety of jobs including bookkeeping, painter, and custodian. Alma remained in the house until her death in 1960, and Faith moved into the house. A search of the title records did not yield when Alma’s executor sold the property, but the tax appraisal cards indicate it was bought by Leta E. Blake, who owned the house and rented it to different families through the 1960s and early 1970s, then to students through the 1970s. Some of the renters included Jacob Petrie, his wife Betty, and their six children; Donald G. Watson, a salesman for Royal Crown, his wife Carolyn, and their two children; and students Reginald Bennett, Randy Earley, and David Wolaver. Blake owned the house until the Fort Collins Housing Authority acquired the property in 1978. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 102 8 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: c.1894 Architect/Builder: Unknown Building Materials: Click here to enter text. Architectural Style: Hipped-Roof Box Description: The Brawner house stands at the northeast corner of Whedbee and East Olive Streets on a deep, narrow lot. The house is a one-story single-family dwelling that is L-shaped in plan. The foundation is a concrete slab on grade. The exterior is clad in wood clapboard siding with corner and frieze boards delineating each elevation. The roof form is a hip with cross gable and boxed, slightly overhanging eaves. The roof is covered with composite shingles. The windows are vinyl replacements installed in the original wood sill, casing, and lintel. Open porches are located at the east, west, and south elevations. The principal elevation (west) faces west toward Whedbee Street and is comprised of three bays. The entrance is located in the center bay and single one-over-one sash windows are located to either side; the south window is larger than the north. A partial width porch is offset to the south sheltering the entrance and window. The porch roof is a low-pitch hip with boxed eaves overhanging on an architrave supported on turned spindle posts. The porch rail is enclosed with clapboard siding between the posts. The porch floor is poured concrete. The south elevation faces East Olive Street and is composed of the hip roof mass and the front-facing cross gable. A partial width porch is located in the ell of the two masses sheltering a second entrance and a single one-over-one sash window. The porch roof is a low-pitch hip with boxed eaves overhanging on an architrave supported on turned spindle posts. The porch rail is enclosed with clapboard siding between the posts. The porch floor is poured concrete. A one-over-one sash window is west of the porch. The cross gable features eave returns and fish-scale patterned shingles with a square single-pane fixed-sash window centered below. The east elevation faces the rear yard. A full width porch shelters a third entrance set to the south end of the elevation and one window is offset to the north. The porch roof is a closed shed roof at the south end and hip at its north end where the porch is enclosed below. The porch is supported on 4 x 4 posts with enclosed, clapboard-clad porch railings. The 1894 Willits map of the city of Fort Collins shows the house present at the corner of Whedbee and East Olive Streets and appears to have a porch on the rear. A later Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from 1906 also shows the house. The porch facing Whedbee Street is present, but neither the southern nor eastern porches are present. In addition, the room on the southeast corner is absent. In addition, a small shed is depicted at the edge of the lot next to East Olive Street. The next Sanborn Map from 1909 shows the house in its current configuration with the exception of the southern porch. Similar to 1906, the house is divided in two rooms, with the smaller room at the east end; however, by 1909, the room had been expanded to its current footprint. There is a small porch on the east elevation, but the southern porch is still absent. The small shed adjacent to Olive Street is also gone. The 1918 Sanborn Map shows the house with the same footprint. Building permit records provide the following information about modifications: • March 14, 1938 – chicken house • March 15, 1938 – repair coal shed, rebuild chicken house, cement foundation • May 18, 1940 – reshingle garage and repair roof • February 6, 1946 – reshingling • Undated (c.1943-1948) – construction of south-facing porch • November 24, 1949 – siding on house ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 103 9 • March 11, 1979 - Remodel • January 3, 1980 – Rehabilitation/Alteration (interior removal of partition walls and plaster) • 2016 – garage demolished due to deterioration • December 11, 2019 – re-roof in-kind (asphalt shingle) ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 104 10 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION City of Fort Collins Building Permits 2020 Building Permits, 1920 – 1949. Available at: https://fchc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bp/search/searchterm/228+Whedbee. Accessed January 17, 2020. City of Fort Collins Public Records 2020 Building Services/Zoning Permits, 1964 – 2019. Available at: http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?scope=doctype&dn=Neighborhood+%26+Building+Services%2Fzonin g&dt=PERMITS&vid=2&q=228+Whedbee&cmd=search. Accessed January 17, 2020. Find-a-Grave 1930 Mark McArthur, died April 3, 1930, buried Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1938 Harriet McArthur, died September 10, 1938, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1940 Guy Gifford Wheaton, died February 17, 1940, buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1941 Agnes McArthur, died August 30, 1941, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1955 Lura Wheaton, died October 13, 1955, buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1960 Alma McArthur, died May 22, 1960, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. Fort Collins City Directories, Listings for 228 Whedbee Street, 1902-1977. Available at: https://history.fcgov.com/collections/buildings. Accessed December 11, 2019. Kane, James S. 1979 5LR463, Laurel School Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. On file at the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Denver. Jason Marmor 1998 5LR463.17 Historic Building Inventory Form. On file at the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Denver. Larimer County Tax Assessor, Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, County Assessor’s Website and Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019. Larimer County, Clerk and Recorder’s Office, Title Records (Lot 8, Block 162, Old Town Neighborhood) Warranty Deed, Frank Miller to Merit G. Conley, November 20, 1902, Book 173, page 51. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 105 11 Warranty Deed, Margaret J. Davenport et al. to Guy G. and Lura Wheaton, August 1, 1906, Book 221, page 243. Warranty Deed, Guy G. Wheaton to James E. and Mary E. Walker, January 6, 1919, Book 382, age 255. Warranty Deed, James Walker to Alma McArthur, April 1, 1921, Book 427, page 120. Warranty Deed, Leta F. Blake to Gerald L. Brumit and Martin E. Falk, July 21, 1978, Book 1875, page 128. Warranty Deed, Gerald L. Brumit and Martin E. Falk to Fort Collins Housing Authority, November 1, 1978, Book 1903, page 311. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1906 Insurance Maps of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Sheet 13. Available at: https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/detail/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21~74304~126311:Insurance- maps-of-Fort-Collins,-Lar?sort=city%2Cdate%2Csheet. Accessed December 19, 2019. 1909 Insurance Maps of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Sheet 13. Available at: https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/detail/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21~74658~126329:Insurance- maps-of-Fort-Collins,-Lar?sort=city%2Cdate%2Csheet. Accessed December 19, 2019. U.S. Bureau of the Census 1900 Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. T623, 1,854 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. 1910 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. T624, 1,178 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. 1920 Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. T625, 2,076 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. Willits, W.C. 1894 Map of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Available at: https://fchc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hm/id/817. Accessed January 17, 2020. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 106 12 MAPS and PHOTOGRAPHS ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 107 13 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 108 14 W.C. Willits 1894 Map of Fort Collins, 228 Whedbee circled in red; note the presence of a house. Available at: https://fchc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hm/id/817. Accessed January 17, 2020. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 109 15 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for Fort Collins, Colorado, Sheet 13; 228 Whedbee circled in red. Available at: https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/detail/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21~74304~126311:Insurance- maps-of-Fort-Collins,-Lar?sort=city%2Cdate%2Csheet. Accessed December 19, 2019. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 110 16 1909 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for Fort Collins, Colorado, Sheet 13; 228 Whedbee circled in red. Available at: https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/detail/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21~74658~126329:Insurance- maps-of-Fort-Collins,-Lar?sort=city%2Cdate%2Csheet. Accessed December 19, 2019. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 111 17 228 Whedbee Street, south and west elevation; Facing east-northeast; Photograph from Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, 1958, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019; Taken 1948. 228 Whedbee Street, south elevation of garage; Facing north; Photograph from Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, 1948, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019; Taken 1948. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 112 18 228 Whedbee Street, south and west elevations; Facing northeast; Photograph from Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, 1969, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019; Taken 1969. 228 Whedbee Street, south and west elevations; Facing northeast; Photograph from Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, 1980, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019; Taken 1980. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 113 19 228 Whedbee Street, south and east elevations of detached garage; Facing northwest; Photograph from Fort Collins Planning Department, Fort Collins, Colorado; Taken 1997. 228 Whedbee Street, west elevation; Facing east; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 114 20 228 Whedbee Street, south and west elevations; Facing north-northeast; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, south elevation; Facing north; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 115 21 228 Whedbee Street, south and east elevations; Facing northwest; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, east elevation; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 116 22 228 Whedbee Street, oblique view of north elevation; Facing east; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, oblique view of north elevation; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 117 23 228 Whedbee Street, detail of cross gable eave returns and fish-scale patterned shingles on south elevation; Facing north; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, detail of south elevation porch; Facing northeast; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 118 24 228 Whedbee Street, detail of porch on west elevation; Facing east; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, view of rear yard from southeast corner of house; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 119 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 120 1 Application for Fort Collins Landmark Designation – 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission June 17, 2020 Role of the Landmark Preservation Commission Determine whether criteria are satisfied: (1) The proposed resource is eligible for designation (1) Significance (2) Integrity (2) The requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation Adopt a motion making a recommendation to Council 2 1 2 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 121 • Construction: • Brawner-McArthur Residence, c.1894 • Addition, c.1909 • Garage, c.1925 (demolished 2016) • Standards of Significance: • 3 (Design/Construction) • Hipped-Roof Box 3 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property Maps 4 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property 1906 Sanborn Map 1909 Sanborn Map 3 4 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 122 5 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property South elevation showing c.1909 gable-end addition and c.1949 south porch. West façade of 228 Whedbee Street. 6 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property Northwest corner of 228 Whedbee Street showing north East (rear) elevation showing modified rear porch. elevation. 5 6 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 123 7 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property 228 Whedbee looking northeast from Whedbee and Olive Garage (demolished), 2016 located at rear (east end) of lot. Streets. Role of the Landmark Preservation Commission Determine whether criteria are satisfied: (1) The proposed resource is eligible for designation (1) Significance (2) Integrity (2) The requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation Adopt a motion making a recommendation to Council 8 7 8 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 124 Questions for LPC to Consider • Does the property have sufficient significance to Fort Collins history to be a Landmark? • If so, does it have sufficient integrity under enough aspects of integrity to qualify? 9 10 Application for Fort Collins Landmark Designation – 228 Whedbee Street Street – Brawner-McArthur Property Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission June 17, 2020 9 10 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 125 RESOLUTION 6, 2020 OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDING LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE BRAWNER-MCARTHUR PROPERTY AT 228 WHEDBEE STREET AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, it is a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of sites, structures, objects, and districts of historic, architectural, archeological, or geographic significance, located within the city, are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride and general welfare of the people; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that the economic, cultural and aesthetic standing of this City cannot be maintained or enhanced by disregarding the historic, architectural, archeological and geographical heritage of the City and by ignoring the destruction or defacement of such cultural assets; and WHEREAS, the property in the following described parcel S ½ of Lot 8, Block 162, Fort Collins (1873), located at 228 Whedbee Street in Fort Collins (the “Property”) is eligible for Landmark designation for the Brawner-McArthur Property’s significance to Fort Collins under Standard of Significance 3, Design/Construction, contained in City Code Section 14-22(a); and high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, as described in City Code Section 14-22(b). WHEREAS, the Landmark Preservation Commission has determined that the Property meets the criteria of a landmark as set forth in Section l4-22 of the code and is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark; and WHEREAS, the owner of the Property has consented to such landmark designation. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of Fort Collins as follows: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by the Landmark Preservation Commission as findings of fact: 1. That the designation of this property will advance the City of Fort Collins’ Policies and Purposes for Landmark Preservation; and 2. That the property is significant under Standard 3, Design/Construction, as a significant example of a modified Hipped-Roof Box in Fort Collins; and ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 126 City of Fort Collins Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution No. 6, 2020 2 3. That the property retains a strong preponderance of integrity in all seven aspects: Location, Design, Materials, Workmanship, Setting, Feeling and Association; and 4. That the owner’s desire to protect this historic property and its resources will be furthered by the property’s status as a Fort Collins Landmark and the accompanying protections and review mechanisms such designation confers; and Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: S ½ of Lot 8, Block 162, Fort Collins (1873) ALSO HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS 228 WHEDBEE STREET, CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter l4 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. Section 3. That the criteria contained in Chapter 14, Article IV of the City Code will serve as the standards by which alterations, additions and other changes to buildings and structures located upon the above described property will be reviewed. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of Fort Collins held this 17th day of June, A.D. 2020. ________________________________ Meg Dunn, Chair ATTEST: _______________________ Secretary/Staff ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 127 Boards and Commissions Remote Meeting Ordinance 061, 2020, Agenda Item Request Form Upon completion of this form: (1) Attach emails or other documentation of the City Manager or designee decision in consultation with the chair and the Council liaison or City Attorney; and (2) Place the completed form in the record of the meeting. Board or Commission: Landmark Preservation Commission Date of Meeting: 6/17/20 Chairperson: Meg Dunn Staff Liaison: Karen McWilliams Council Liaison: Susan Gutowsky Name and Title of Person Making Determination: Caryn Champine, PDT Director DETERMINATION THAT EACH AGENDA ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING IS PRESSING AND REQUIRES PROMPT CONSIDERATION THIS ITEM IS (click box to check one): ☒ QUASI-JUDICIAL ☐ NON-QUASI-JUDICIAL Agenda Item Name: Landmark Designations Description of Item: This is a request to designate three properties at 331 S. Loomis Street, 1016-1018 Morgan Street, and 228 Whedbee Street as Fort Collins Landmarks in order to facilitate property sales by Housing Catalyst. Justification Why the Item Is Pressing and Requires Prompt Consideration: Housing Catalyst and the Historic Preservation Services Division are requesting that these requests for landmark designation be heard as promptly as possible to facilitate the sale of these properties in a timely manner. The proposed local designation of these properties fulfills Housing Catalyst’s federal obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act, protects important reflections of Fort Collins history, and allows future owners to leverage financial incentives available to historic property owners to care for them Recommendations (If recommendation is denial, please include additional information): Chair Recommendation: Approved by Meg Dunn 6/3/20 Council Liaison Recommendation (non-quasi-judicial only): N/A City Attorney Recommendation (quasi-judicial only): Approved by Brad Yatabe on 6/5/20 City Manager or Designee Determination: Approved by Caryn Champine on 6/5/20 ITEM 5, ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Pg. 128 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 1 STAFF REPORT June 17, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission PROJECT NAME 140 E OAK MIXED USE PROJECT – DEVELOPMENT REVIEW STAFF Maren Bzdek, Senior Historic Preservation Planner PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A six-story, mixed-use development with ground floor office and retail, podium parking on level 2, and affordable apartment units (studio, 1 and 2 bedroom) on levels 3 to 6, to be constructed on a currently vacant parcel in the Historic Core of the Downtown District. APPLICANT: Owners: Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Housing Catalyst Design: Shopworks Architecture; Ripley Design LPC’S ROLE IN REVIEW PROCESS: This is a Type 2 application that requires a neighborhood meeting and will go to the Planning and Zoning Board in the fall for a decision after several rounds of staff review. At this meeting, the Landmark Preservation Commission will provide conceptual review comments regarding compliance with Section 3.4.7 of the Fort Collins Land Use Code. • To date, the applicant has completed a conceptual review process with City staff and held a neighborhood meeting via Zoom on June 9. Staff can provide summary information on any relevant feedback from that meeting. The applicant has also included a table of initial feedback from individual and small group meetings with surrounding property owners in their packet for the Commission’s review. • A Round 1 Project Development Plan (PDP) application has been submitted for staff review, and the Commission’s initial comments from tonight’s meeting will be summarized and discussed again with the applicant and other City staff at the June 24 project review meeting for the Round 1 application. • Staff will review a revised, Round 2 PDP application in July and subsequently a Round 3 application in August. • In August, the applicant will also submit a federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) application. • The applicant team will return to LPC at the September 16 meeting for findings and a recommendation. The findings from that recommendation will be considered by the Planning and Zoning Board the following evening at its September 17 meeting. • Assuming approval by P&Z, staff will complete the review process following submittal of the Final Development Plan (FDP), and will also work with the applicant to finalize the plan of protection for historic resources and the development agreement. BACKGROUND: From 1907 to 2012, 140 E Oak Street was the site of a 3+-story structure, but the exterior architecture evolved over time. The original 1907 YMCA Building was a brick rectangular structure, a clay tile roof, and a half-exposed basement level of rough-cut sandstone. When the building became the Elks Lodge in 1939, exterior alterations included removal of the entry portico, modification of the roof to create a more modest, shallow Packet Pg. 129 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 2 profile, and alterations to the window design. After the building was extensively damaged in the 1977 gas leak explosion, the building’s exterior was wholly reconstructed but retained similar overall scale, and the addition of some articulation of the massing. After 35 years, that structure was demolished in 2012 and the site has remained vacant to date. PROJECT SUMMARY: This project is the product of a partnership between Housing Catalyst and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Housing Catalyst is the local affordable housing developer that is governed by a Board of Commissioners appointed by the Fort Collins City Council. The DDA uses tax increment financing to partner with private investors to carry out real estate improvements in the Downtown and is also served by a volunteer board appointment for City Council. Housing Catalyst plans to form a tax credit partnership to develop and manage the affordable housing portion of the project, which is currently shown as 78 residential units (studios, one and two bedroom). On the ground floor, the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) would own and manage approximately 8,100 square feet of commercial and office space. The building also includes 22,000 square feet of parking (54 spaces) located on the second story. Several requests for modifications of standards and alternative compliance will be included in the proposal and are reflective of the project’s financing plan, which is tied to the number of affordable residential units it can provide. These include a request for modification of the building height standard in the historic core, a request for modification of the alley setback requirement, and an alternative compliance request for parking space reduction, which will be informed by the required parking study for the project. AREA OF ADJACENCY SUMMARY: The “area of adjacency” for the purpose of historic review is the area with an outer boundary that is 200 hundred feet in all directions from the perimeter of the development site. Any lot or parcel of property is considered within the area of adjacency if any portion of the lot or parcel is within the 200-foot outer boundary. According to the requirements in 3.4.7(B), the following historic resources meet the above requirement and shall be used for the establishment of the Historic Influence Area, to which the design compatibility standards in 3.4.7(E) , Table 1 apply. Remington Street: • 133 Remington (Equinox Brewing); recent determination of landmark eligibility • 142 Remington ( • Poudre Garage, 148 Remington (designated landmark) • McHugh-Andrews House, 202 Remington (designated landmark designed by Montezuma Fuller) Oak Street: • Zoric Cleaners (210 E Oak) S College Avenue: • The 100 Block of S College Avenue is currently undergoing historic survey in conjunction with a grant-funded survey project that will update existing documentation. Existing data indicates that the block consists of a mix of 1 and 2 story commercial buildings, some of which are already formally designated and others that meet the criteria to be designated. The survey project may add additional properties to the list of recognized historic resources. For the purpose of this project review, staff has established that recognition of the scale and character of this block as a whole, with the specific examples of 112 S College (Shanahan Block, designated); 140 S College (Alpert Block, designated), and 146 S College (Bradley Building) provide relevant examples of the individual historic resource building types on the block. • Note: the applicant packet mentions that 204 S College (Aggie Theater) is a designated landmark, which reflects erroneous information on the City website that has recently been corrected. That building will be re-surveyed as part of the aforementioned survey project, and Packet Pg. 130 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 3 staff recognizes it may meet the criteria for recognition as a historic resource. Other properties on that block will also be surveyed (Tony’s, Ragstock, Urban Egg) in the same time frame. E Mountain Avenue: • Kissock Block, 115 E Mountain (designated landmark designed by Montezuma Fuller) The general character of the historic resources includes the following details: Massing/Articulation/Scale: • 1 and 2 stories in height • Narrow in width (25 to 50 foot storefront models) or longer wall planes broken up into more narrow modules (e.g. Poudre Garage, Zoric Cleaners) • Simple rectilinear forms (with exception of McHugh-Andrews House) Materials: • Primary building material is brick in varying shades from blonde to red, primarily traditional running bond but also some Roman brick from later commercial era (see 146 Remington, which features Roman brick in both running bond and stacked design). • McHugh-Andrews House: roughcut sandstone is primary material Fenestration: • Commercial storefronts (older buildings with residential or office units above, featuring vertically oriented, rectangular punched windows) • Vertically oriented, rectangular windows featured in various patterns and groupings • Windows outlined/defined by decorative details and surrounds (arched lintels, transoms, contrasting brick or stone) Design Details: • Range of styles reflecting building type and era (primarily commercial and automotive) • Mostly flat rooflines with decorative elements at cornices and parapets • Horizontal brick banding also used to provide detail. • Sandstone details (sills, lintels, foundations) REVIEW CRITERIA AND INITIAL STAFF FINDINGS OF FACT: Land Use Code (LUC) Section 3.4.7, Historic and Cultural Resources contains the applicable standards for new buildings, where designated or eligible historic landmarks or historic districts are part of the development site or surrounding neighborhood context. Packet Pg. 131 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 4 3.4.7(E)(1): Design Requirements for a Proposed Development Applicable Code Standard Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis Standard Met (Complies/Does Not Comply) Massing and Building Articulation 1. New construction shall be similar in width or, if larger, be articulated into massing reflective of the mass and scale of historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. The overall scale and wall length of this building, relative to the historic resources in the area of adjacency, calls for wall plane articulation that create smaller perceived modules. Staff emphasized this feedback in the conceptual review process. The Downtown District code has a related provision establishing that walls more than 100 feet on the base, below stepback, have to be broken up into maximum of 50-foot modules. Staff notes that additional elevation details of the building base and closeup renderings of pedestrian-level views are needed to understand how the wall modulation elements, window design and detailing, and depth of recesses will be experienced. Key Questions: Are there enough elements included in this design that break up the horizontal wall planes to sufficiently meet the intent of this requirement? How have they done with reflecting the typical scale and modulation of ground floor commercial spaces and rhythms within the area of adjacency? TBD Packet Pg. 132 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 5 Applicable Code Standard Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis Standard Met (Complies/Does Not Comply) Massing and Building Articulation 2. In all zone districts, stepbacks must be located on new buildings to create gradual massing transitions at the same height or one story above the height of historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. Additionally, in the Downtown zone district, the widest portions of stepbacks required in the Downtown zone district stepback standard shall be on building portions closest to historic resources. The applicant is seeking a significant height modification. The historic core allows 4 stories/56 feet and the proposal calls for 6 stories/71 feet. CDNS staff is in the process of considering the modification and is generally supportive for requests that provide affordable housing, a defined community need and Council priority. However, that approval will be contingent on a high degree of design compatibility with the building’s immediate context, which is primarily composed of historic resources. The Downtown zone district stepback standard, mentioned above, calls for an average of 10 feet, and 3.4.7 imposes the additional qualification that the widest portions should be closest to historic resources. The intent of the code it to provide the highest level of massing compatibility at the most sensitive locations where new construction is placed in close proximity to smaller-scale historic resources. In this case, the use of stepbacks is particularly important because the design exceeds the maximum building height by 14 feet. The project design provides setbacks at Level 3 on Remington and Oak and another at level 6 on the Oak Street elevation. The design shows the widest portion of the stepback (at 16 feet) along Oak on the southern elevation, with the stepback wrapping around the southeast corner. This provides mass mitigation at the corner closest to the historic resources along Remington and Oak, which is important, but creates a tradeoff on the west elevation, which does not include any stepbacks. Key Questions: What is the Commission’s opinion on whether the stepbacks meet the code standard relative to the closest historic resources in the area of adjacency, given the tradeoff between the proximity of 1- and 2-story buildings across Montezuma Alley versus the important intersection of building designs at the intersection of Oak and Remington? The perceived height and visual impact from all directions also needs to consider mechanical rooftop elements, which are not fully indicated at this stage of project design. What will be required, what is their location, and what are the options for screening? TBD Packet Pg. 133 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 6 Applicable Code Standard Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis Standard Met (Complies/Does Not Comply) Building Materials 3. The lower story facades until any stepback (required or otherwise) must be constructed of authentic, durable, high quality materials (brick, stone, glass, terra cotta, stucco (non-EIFS), precast concrete, wood, cast iron, architectural metal) installed to industry standards. The design shows light-colored brick on floors 1 and 2 (building base) and up to levels 5/6 on the southwest corner. Key Questions: What are the specific brick product details? (Color, size, thickness) Provide more specifics regarding materials, size, dimension of window units on building base. Provide more specifics regarding stucco material on building base. TBD Packet Pg. 134 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 7 Applicable Code Standard Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis Standard Met (Complies/Does Not Comply) Building Materials 4. New construction shall reference one or more of the predominate material(s) on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley, by using at least two of the following to select the primary material(s) for any one to three story building, or the lower story facades until any stepbacks (required or otherwise): 1) type; 2) scale; 3) color; 4) three-dimensionality; 5) pattern. The proposed light-colored brick on the building base references the primary material of the historic resources in the area of adjacency. It is also interesting to note that the former YMCA/Elks building on the site was light- colored brick. Note that the upper story materials (metal panels) are not required to meet this standard, but the quantity of the metal panels, with a great visual impact on the environment due to the additional stories, invites some scrutiny at this stage in terms of addressing the “equal to or better than” qualification that the height modification standard must address. The success of integrating this treatment into the historic built environment is directly tied to the execution of materials and finishing details. A few questions are noted below related to this concern. Key Questions: As noted above, more specific information regarding the proposed brick product should be provided to finalize review of this standard. How will the alternating metal patterns actually meet/come together at the transitions between floors? Because the transition relies primarily on a subtle material change, would the visual impact of the uninterrupted wall plane, particularly on the west elevation, benefit from a more distinct visual transition between floors by the addition of another design element? TBD Packet Pg. 135 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 8 Applicable Code Standard Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis Standard Met (Complies/Does Not Comply) Fenestration 5. Use at least one of the following: 1) similar window pattern; 2) similar window proportion of height to width; 3) similar solid-to-void pattern as found on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. Note that all fenestration on the building must comply with this standard. As with the materials discussion above under standard 4, the additional floors through a modification request calls for a high degree of excellence in meeting this standard. As just one illustration of why this is the case, consider the northwest corner of the building, which will need to integrate visually with the S College historic buildings solely due to the addition of two additional stories above the normal maximum building height. Those stories will rise above the foreground buildings as viewed from west side of S College. There are two primary window patterns to consider in the area of adjacency: the ground floor commercial pattern of recessed and flush storefront units and, where they exist, vertically oriented residential/office space windows above the commercial storefronts, found in various patterns and sets throughout the area of adjacency. Key Questions: Do the large windows on the ground floor, meant to evoke the storefront modules, satisfy this standard? The windows shown in renderings lack any significant inset or shadow lines. We would typically want to see a deep inset in order to integrate this design treatment. What are the window products (material, color), and what is the proposed solid material in between windows? Are the windows tall enough and large enough to reflect the historic window patterning and break up the austerity of the upper floors? Staff assumes this question can be examined while still maintaining the proposed contemporary design approach. Window detailing and window surrounds is important to the existing fenestration pattern. Would wrapping some or all of the windows with some kind of detail to help reduce perceived scale of wall panels and also improve compliance with this code requirement? Could the PTAC units under the windows be incorporated into that additional detailing to reduce their visual focus/impact? TBD Packet Pg. 136 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 9 Applicable Code Standard Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis Standard Met (Complies/Does Not Comply) Design Details 6. Use select horizontal or vertical reference lines or elements (such as rooflines, cornices, and bell courses) to relate the new construction to historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. Staff has noted a few elements called out in the applicant presentation. The curvilinear element on the east elevation appears to be inspired by the design of the McHugh-Andrews residence. The applicant also mentions using the porch on that building as inspiration. Key Questions: Given the scale of the building and its particular design challenges related to proximity to the historic resources in the area of adjacency, what are the most meaningful opportunities to satisfy this standard for this particular project? How does the design reflect the McHugh-Andrews porch detail, as briefly noted? Do the thick horizontal window mulls effectively simulate a level 1 cornice, as the applicant packet suggests? What’s the design inspiration for the large steel and cable trellis on south elevation, and how does that element add to or detract from the stepback relief at that location? The fire-rated walls required on the northeast corner of the building, combined with their proximity to an abutting one-story building, creates a visually prominent solid wall plane. The applicant’s suggested wall treatment takes inspiration from Hundertwasser designs. What are the reactions to this design solution that attempts to define and mitigate the uninterrupted wall planes? Given that this is not on a secondary elevation, are there other options or treatments, such as false windows, that might be considered? Visibility of Historic Features New construction shall not cover or obscure character-defining architectural elements, such as windows or primary design features of historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. Staff finds no evidence of concern regarding this standard at this time. TBD Packet Pg. 137 Agenda Item 6 Updated on 6/16/20 Item 6, Page 10 3.4.7(E)(3): Plan of Protection A plan of protection that outlines how historic resources will be protected during the process of rehabilitation and new construction on the site (as well as ongoing use and operations) is required prior to the Landmark Preservation Commission providing a recommendation to the decision maker regarding a development project. In this case, the plan of protection will need to include summary details from the drainage analysis, information related to construction work in close proximity to historic buildings (emphasis on Montezuma Fuller Alley). ATTACHMENTS 1. Staff Presentation 2. Applicant Presentation 3. Remote Meeting Request Form 4. Neighborhood Meeting Notes - DRAFT Packet Pg. 138 1 140 E Oak Mixed-Use Project - Development Review Maren Bzdek, Sr. Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission, June 17, 2020 Project Summary: 140 E Oak 2 Housing Catalyst and Downtown Development Authority (DDA) • 78 affordable residential units (studio, 1- and 2-bedroom) • 8,100 s.f. ground floor commercial/office • 54 parking spaces (ground floor and 2nd floor podium, 22,000 s.f.) Modification of Standards Requests: • Proposed height: 6 stories/71 feet (4 stories/56 feet allowed in Historic Core) • Alley setback of 0’ starting at level 2 • Parking reduction (alternative compliance) 1 2 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Updated 6/16/20 Packet Pg. 139 3 4 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 140 Review Process 5 • May: Conceptual Review • June 9: Neighborhood Meeting • June 17: LPC (conceptual review) • June 24: Round 1 Project Development Plan (PDP) Review • July: Round 2 PDP Review • August: Round 3 PDP Review • August: LIHTC application • September 16: LPC (recommendation) • September 17: P&Z Hearing • Fall: Final Development Plan (FDP) Review + plan of protection for historic resources and development agreement Land Use Code Section 3.4.7(E) 6 Table 1 Design Compatibility Standards: • Massing/Articulation/Scale (2 standards) • Materials (2 standards) • Fenestration (1 standard) • Design Details (1 standard) 5 6 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 141 Development Site: 140 E Oak 7 Area of Adjacency Highlights 8 7 8 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 142 Area of Adjacency Characteristics 9 Massing/Articulation/Scale: • 1 and 2 stories in height • Narrow in width (25 to 50 foot storefront models) or longer wall planes broken up into more narrow modules (e.g. Poudre Garage, Zoric Cleaners) • Simple rectilinear forms (with exception of McHugh-Andrews House) Area of Adjacency Characteristics Materials: • Primary building material is brick in varying shades, primarily standard size in running bond but also Roman brick, stacked and running (146 Remington) • McHugh-Andrews House: roughcut sandstone is primary material 10 9 10 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 143 Area of Adjacency Characteristics 11 Fenestration: • Commercial storefronts (older buildings with residential or office units above, featuring vertically oriented, rectangular punched windows) • Vertically oriented, rectangular windows featured in various patterns and groupings • Windows outlined/defined by decorative details and surrounds (arched lintels, transoms, contrasting brick or stone) Area of Adjacency Characteristics 12 Design Details: • Range of styles reflecting building type and era (primarily commercial and automotive) • Mostly flat rooflines with decorative elements at cornices and parapets • Horizontal brick banding also used to provide detail • Sandstone details (sills, lintels, foundations) 11 12 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 144 Proposed Design 13 Key Questions: Width 14 • Are there enough elements that break up the horizontal wall planes to sufficiently meet the intent of this requirement? • Does design reflect typical scale and modulation of ground floor commercial spaces and rhythms within the area of adjacency? 13 14 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 145 Key Questions: Height/Stepbacks • Do proposed stepback locations meet the code standard relative to the closest historic resources? (Note proximity of 1- and 2-story buildings across Montezuma Alley versus landmarks at intersection of Oak and Remington.) • Perceived height/visual impact from all directions also needs to consider mechanical rooftop elements, which are not fully indicated at this stage of project design. What will be required, what is their location, and what are the options for screening? 15 Historic Core: Recent Project Heights Elizabeth Hotel: 4/5 stories; 57’-10” 221 E Mountain (Elevations): 4 stories; 56’ (+ stair tower) Mitchell Block: 4/5 stories 16 15 16 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 146 Key Questions: Materials • Specific brick product details? (Color, size, thickness) • Specific window product details on building base regarding materials • Specific details for stucco material on building base and fire-rate walls • How will the alternating metal panels meet at the transitions between floors? • Transition between upper floors relies primarily on a subtle material change. Would the uninterrupted wall plane, particularly on west elevation, benefit from a more distinct transition/addition of another design element? 17 Key Questions: Fenestration • Do the large windows on the ground floor, meant to evoke the scale and proportion of historic storefront modules, satisfy this standard? • We would typically want to see a deep inset on windows in order to integrate this design treatment. Does Commission agree? • What are the window products (material, color), and what is the proposed solid material in between windows? • Are windows tall/large enough to reflect the historic window patterning and break up the austerity of the upper floors? • Would wrapping some/all upper windows with a design detail reduce perceived scale of wall panels and also improve compliance with this code requirement relative to historic window features? PTAC units under windows: incorporate into additional detailing to reduce their visual focus/impact? 18 17 18 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 147 Key Questions: Design Details • Given building size and proximity to historic resources, what are most meaningful opportunities to satisfy this standard? • How does design reflect the McHugh-Andrews porch detail? • Do the thick horizontal window mulls effectively simulate a level 1 cornice? • Design inspiration for the steel and cable trellis on south elevation (and how does it add to or detract from the stepback relief?) • Reactions to applicant’s suggested Hundertwasser wall treatment at northeast corner and elsewhere? Other options or treatment ideas? 19 Key Questions Other pertinent questions or concerns? 20 19 20 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 148 21 140 E Oak Mixed-Use Project - Development Review Maren Bzdek, Sr. Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission, June 17, 2020 21 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 149 SPARK Multi-Family Development 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Landmark Preservation Commission Package 5/29/20 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 150 SPARK Multi-Family Development Table of Contents 2 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Contents Page Historic Context - Site ...................................................................................................................3 Zoning Code ................................................................................................................................4 Vision for Historic Downtown ..........................................................................................................5 Surrounding Historic Landmarks .....................................................................................................6 Project Summary ........................................................................................................................13 Project Overview .........................................................................................................................14 Land Use Code 3.4.7 - Historic and Cultural Resources .....................................................................15 Floor Plans .................................................................................................................................18 Parking ......................................................................................................................................21 +HLJKW0RGL¿FDWLRQ Neighborhood Outreach ...............................................................................................................23 Design Development ....................................................................................................................26 Perspective Views ........................................................................................................................28 Elevations ..................................................................................................................................32 Elevation Comparisons .................................................................................................................35 Massing .....................................................................................................................................36 Ground Floor Activation ................................................................................................................41 Solar Shadow Study ....................................................................................................................43 Zoning / Adjustments ..................................................................................................................46 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 151 SPARK Multi-Family Development Historic Context - Site 3 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Site Timeline: • 1907-1939: YMCA (Original Design) • 1939-1977: Elks Lodge (Renovations to Original Design) • 1977-2012: Elks Lodge (New Outer Structure) • 2012-Present: Empty Lot Site Summary: 7KHSURSHUW\ORFDWHGDWWKHQRUWKZHVWFRUQHURI5HPLQJWRQ6W 2DN6WZDV¿UVWGHYHORSHGLQDVD)RUW&ROOLQVEUDQFKRIWKH<RXQJ Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). While the building provided extensive interior amenities for its members, the original building never received architectural praise. The building featured 3 stories over a half-exposed basement, an ornamented front porch, and contrasting white exterior brick against red tile roof (although many hand-colored photos from this period depict incorrect colors for the exterior walls and roof). In 1939, the building was purchased for use as the Fort Collins Elks Lodge. Many renovations were made during this change RIRZQHUVKLS7KHIURQWSRUFKZDVUHPRYHGWKHH[WHULRUIDFDGHZDVDOWHUHGLQFOXGLQJQHZZLQGRZGHVLJQDQGDQHZORZHUSUR¿OHURRI was installed. On April 26th, 1977, much of the building was destroyed by an explosion originating at a nearby business on Oak Street. The decision was made to completely rebuild the exterior of the building around the interior elements that still stood. During this rebuild, almost all exterior characteristics of the original building were lost, retaining little to no historical design. This manifestation of the building stood until 2012 when the property once again changed hands and the building was demolished. For the past eight years, the property has remained empty. Inspired by the history of this site, Housing Catalyst has chosen the name “Spark” for the proposed building, a reference to the infamous explosion on April 26th, 1977. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 152 SPARK Multi-Family Development Zoning Code 4 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Applicable Codes/Plans/Standards: Zoning District: D (Downtown) LUC District: Downtown District LUC Subdistrict: Historic Core Neighborhood Plan: Downtown Plan 2017 Proposed Uses: Mixed-use Development Review: Type 2 Review, Project Development Plan (PDP), Final Development Plan (FDP), Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC), Construction Process. Height: 4 stories and 56 feet. 6 stories and 70 feet proposed. TOD Overlay District: Mixed-use dwellings within the TOD reduction apply to this property. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 153 SPARK Multi-Family Development Vision for Historic Downtown 5 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 The development of Downtown Fort Collins is changing rapidly. As older buildings lose relevance and new buildings are put in their place, the city’s skyline has started to change. Given this rapid change, it is critical to protect the character and history of the area. In recent decades, Fort Collins has turned its attention WRKLVWRULFSUHVHUYDWLRQEHDXWL¿FDWLRQSURMHFWVDQGQHZGHVLJQLQWHJUDWLRQ7KHVHHϑRUWVDUHRXWOLQHGLQWKH³)RUW&ROOLQV'RZQWRZQ3ODQ´ZKLFKZDV¿UVW established in 1989 and was renewed and updated in 2017. The goal is to protect the rich history and essence of Downtown Fort Collins, while at the same time supporting the evolving needs of the community. +RXVLQJ&DWDO\VWDQGWKH''$DUHFRPPLWWHGWRKHOSLQJ)RUW&ROOLQVDFKLHYHLWVPLVVLRQWRSURYLGHDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJZKLOHDWWKHVDPHWLPHXSKROGLQJWKH H[SHFWDWLRQVRIWKH)RUW&ROOLQV'RZQWRZQ3ODQ6SDUN¶VGHVLJQZLOOLQWHJUDWHVXUURXQGLQJGHVLJQVWDQGDUGVDQGKHOSSUHVHUYHWKHKLVWRULFVLJQL¿FDQFHRIWKHDUHD No harm will come to surrounding sites during development, and special consideration will be taken for surrounding historic landmark properties. 142 Remington St 210 E Oak St 133 Remington St 100 Block S College Ave - East Side 146 S College Ave ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 154 SPARK Multi-Family Development Surrounding Historic Landmarks 6 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 155 SPARK Multi-Family Development 7 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 McHugh-Andrews House - 202 Remington St Built: 1885 Architect: Montezuma Fuller (Locally, State, and Nationally Designated Historic Landmark) Design Inspiration: • Curved exterior • Lower level window scale • Porch details Surrounding Historic Landmarks 1920 c. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 156 SPARK Multi-Family Development 8 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Poudre Garage / US Forest Service Building - 148 Remington St Built: 1936 (Locally Designated Historic Landmark) Design Inspiration: • Color palette • Openings • Contrasting materials (new development) Surrounding Historic Landmarks 1940 c. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 157 SPARK Multi-Family Development 9 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Kissock Block Building - 115 E Mountain Ave Built: 1889 Architect: Montezuma Fuller (Locally, State, and Nationally Designated Historic Landmark) Design Inspiration: • Window walls & punches • Recessed entrances • Belts, bands, & lintels Surrounding Historic Landmarks 1900 c. 1948 c. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 158 SPARK Multi-Family Development 10 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Shanahan Building - 112 S College Ave Built: 1907 (Locally Designated Historic Landmark) Design Inspiration: • Window scale • Recessed entrance Surrounding Historic Landmarks 1969 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 159 SPARK Multi-Family Development 11 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Alpert Building - 140 S College Ave Built: 1915 (Locally Designated Historic Landmark) Design Inspiration: • Window alignment • Masonry details Surrounding Historic Landmarks 1925 c. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 160 SPARK Multi-Family Development 12 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Aggie Theatre Building - 204 S College Ave Built: 1906 (Locally Designated Historic Landmark) Design Inspiration: • Integrated signage • Recessed entrance Surrounding Historic Landmarks 1969 c. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 161 SPARK Multi-Family Development Project Summary 13 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Project Summary: Site Area: 22,331sf, 0.513 acres Existing Structure: None Proposed Building Area: Approximate 92,000sf Dwellings: Approximate 42,000sf, combination of studio, one and two beds, total of 78 units Commercial Area: Approximate 8,100sf Proposed Parking Area: 22,000 sf, 54 space (53 required) Height: 6 stories ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 162 SPARK Multi-Family Development 14 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 63$5.$ϑRUGDEOHOLYLQJGRZQWRZQ $SDUWPHQWVZLWKDϑRUGDEOHUHQWVDQGJURXQGÀRRUFRPPHUFLDOVSDFHORFDWHGLQWKHKHDUWRI2OG7RZQDW(DVW2DN6WUHHW About Spark: This new downtown community is true to the missions of both the DDA and Housing Catalyst — being good stewards of their neighborhoods, creating FRPPXQLWLHVWKDWEHQH¿WDOODQGEXLOGLQJFRPPXQLW\ZKLOHLQVSLULQJFKDQJH,WDOVRDOLJQVZLWKSULRULWLHVRIWKH&LW\&RXQFLODQG&KDPEHURI&RPPHUFHFUHDWLQJDϑRUGDEOH KRXVLQJLQDKLJKO\GHVLUDEOHORFDWLRQ,W¶VDXQLTXHDϑRUGDEOHFRPPXQLW\WDUJHWLQJSHRSOHZKRDUHSDUWRIWKHGRZQWRZQZRUNIRUFH7KLVGHYHORSPHQWLVDPL[HGXVHSURMHFW LQSDUWQHUVKLSZLWKWKH'RZQWRZQ'HYHORSPHQW$XWKRULW\7KH¿UVWÀRRUZLOOKDYHFRPPHUFLDODQGRϒFHVSDFHZKLFKZLOOEHPDLQWDLQHGDQGRZQHGE\WKH''$7KHVHFRQG ÀRRUZLOOEHDSDUNLQJJDUDJHDQGIRXUÀRRUVRIDSDUWPHQWVZLOOEHDERYHWKDW+RXVLQJ&DWDO\VWZLOOIRUPDWD[FUHGLWSDUWQHUVKLSWRGHYHORSRZQDQGPDQDJHWKHKRXVLQJ Why the name Spark:7KHQDPHLVKHDUWFHQWHUHGDQGHYRNHVDIHHOLQJWKDWJHQHUDWHVH[FLWHPHQWDERXWVRPHWKLQJQHZ,WLVWUXHWRWKHGH¿QLWLRQRIWKHZRUG6SDUN² anything that activates or stimulates; an inspiration or catalyst. The name builds excitement about something new that is happening in downtown - both in terms of the SDUWQHUVKLSEHWZHHQ''$DQG+RXVLQJ&DWDO\VWDVZHOODVWKHFRPPLWPHQWWREULQJDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJGRZQWRZQDQG³LJQLWH´PDQ\RIWKHSROLFLHVHQYLVLRQHGLQ&LW\3ODQ and the Downtown Plan. The name Spark also a subtle nod to the history of the site – an April 1977 early morning explosion rocked downtown Fort Collins and the former Elks lodge building. ,QFRPH4XDOL¿FDWLRQV The overall income average will be 60% of the area median income (AMI) 30% AMI -7 units 40% AMI - 6 units 50% AMI - 28 units 70% AMI - 29 units 80% AMI - 8 units Total - 78 units Apartment types 3 studio apartments 57 1-bedroom apartments 18 2-bedroom apartments Timeline Conceptual Review – May 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission – June/July 2020 Planning and Zoning Board August 2020 LIHTC Application August 2020 (award by end of 2020) Construction begins Spring 2021 Construction complete Spring 2022 Development Team Land Owner, Commercial Property Manager/Owner and Equity Contributor: DDA Developer, Residential Property Manager/Owner: Housing Catalyst Architect: Shopworks Architecture Planner/Landscape Architect: Ripley Design General Contractor: I-Kota Construction Investor/Lender: TBD Project Overview ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 163 SPARK Multi-Family Development Land Use Code 3.4.7 - Historic and Cultural Resources 15 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Applicable Code Standard Response Standard Met (Y/N) (A) Purpose 'HYHORSPHQWGRHVQRWDGYHUVHO\DϑHFWWKHLQWHJULW\RIKLVWRULFUHVRXUFHVRQ nearby property within the area of adjacency surrounding a development site; and The design of new structures and site plans are compatible with and protect the integrity of historic resources located within a development site and within the area of adjacency surrounding a development site. Proposed project compliances: The property is currently a vacant dirt lot with a chain link fence enclosure. The surrounding streets include parallel parking along Remington street, a public parking lot along Oak street, and the enhanced Montezuma Fuller alley completed in 2010. The design approach for Spark will be transformative to this neighborhood while SURYLGLQJPXFKQHHGHGDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJ,WUHFRJQL]HVWKHULFKKLVWRU\RIWKLVVLWH including the original YMCA/ Elk’s club built in 1907. A large variety of uses currently exist adjacent to Spark’s property including restaurants, retail shops, multifamily residentials, commercial, and a public parking garage. Y (B) Historic Resources on the Development Site and within the Area of Adjacency. The area of adjacency shall mean an area, the outer boundary of which is two hundred (200) feet in all directions from the perimeter of the development site. Any lot or parcel of property shall be considered within the area of adjacency if any portion of such lot or parcel is within the two hundred (200) foot outer boundary. Proposed project compliances: There are 6 properties within 200 feet of our site with historical landmark designation including: 202 Remington St, 148 Remington St, 115 E Mountain Ave, 112 S College Ave, 140 S College Ave, and 204 S College Ave. Additionally, there are other properties surrounding the site that lack the RϒFLDOKLVWRULFDOODQGPDUNGHVLJQDWLRQEXWDUHVWLOORIKLVWRULFDOVLJQL¿FDQFHDQG KDYHEHHQFRQVLGHUHGGXULQJWKHGHVLJQRI6SDUN7KHVHSURSHUWLHVLQFOXGH Remington St, 133 Remington St, 210 E Oak St, 146 S College, as well as all EXLOGLQJVIDFLQJ&ROOHJH$YHDQGVKDULQJWKH0RQWH]XPD)XOOHU$OOH\ZLWK6SDUN7KH proposed design of Spark very purposely addresses and enhances the Architectural value of these historic properties through careful proportioning at the ground level to HQVXUHDSHGHVWULDQIULHQGO\H[SHULHQFHZLWKZLQGRZZDOOVEURNHQLQWRFRPSRQHQW SDUWVLQVWHDGRIVWRUHIURQWVZKLFKWHQGWREHPRUHVWHULOHYLVXDOO\7KHSURSRVHG DUFKLWHFWXUHDOVRXVHVPDVRQU\DWWKHEDVHLQDZD\WKDWUHODWHVWRWKHIRUPHU(ONV VWUXFWXUHZLWKGHHSHQWUDQFHVDWWKHJURXQGOHYHOPDVRQU\EDQGLQJDQGEHOWLQJ where masonry is used. Last, the fenestration of the apartment levels is consistent ZLWKWKHXSSHUOHYHOZLQGRZGHWDLOVLQVRPHRIWKHFLWHGEXLOGLQJVZLWKZLGHPXOOV EHWZHHQZLQGRZXQLWVLQVWHDGRIVNLQQ\PXOOVIRXQGLQPRUHFRQWHPSRUDU\ZLQGRZ frames. Y (C) Determination of Eligibility for Designation as Fort Collins Landmark. Proposed project compliances:7KLVVHFWLRQLVQRWDSSOLFDEOHWRRXUSURMHFW N/A (D) Treatment of Historic Resources on Development Sites - Design Review. Proposed project compliances:7KLVVHFWLRQLVQRWDSSOLFDEOHWRRXUSURMHFW N/A Land Use Code 3.4.7 - Historic and Cultural Resources ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 164 SPARK Multi-Family Development 16 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 (E) Design Requirements for a Proposed Development. Standards for compatibility with Historic Properties within the Area of Adjacency but Not on or Abutting the Development Site or Across a Side $OOH\5HYLHZWKHLGHQWL¿HGKLVWRULFSURSHUWLHVZLWKLQWKHDUHDRIDGMDFHQF\ DQGLGHQWLI\DQ\SUHGRPLQDWHW\SRORJLHVDQGSULPDU\FKDUDFWHUGH¿QLQJ design and architectural features. With those key buildings, features, or patterns in mind, apply at least two of the Standards for Compatibility with Historic Resources on the Development Site, Abutting, Or Across a Side Alley (those numbered 1 to 6). 1. New construction shall be similar in width or, if larger, be articulated LQWRPDVVLQJUHÀHFWLYHRUWKHPDVVDQGVFDOHof historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. 2. In all zone districts, stepbacks must be located on new building(s) to create gradual massing transitions at the same height or one story above the height of historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. Additionally, in the Downtown zone district, the widest portions of stepbacks required by the Downtown zone district stepback standard shall be on building portions closest to historic resources. 3. The lower story facades until any stepbacks (required or otherwise) must be constructed of authentic, durable, high-quality materials (brick, stone, glass, terra cotta, stucco (non EFIS), precast concrete, wood, cast iron, architectural metal) installed to industry standards. Proposed project compliances: (1) Massing and Building Articulation: 7KHGHVLJQRIWKHSURSRVHGSURMHFW XQGHUVWDQGVWKDWGLYHUVLW\LQZLGWKKHLJKWVHWEDFNDQGXVHDUHDSSURSULDWHLQ Downtown District/ Historic Core and compliments the long history of development UDQJLQJIURPVPDOOWRPLGVL]HFRPPHUFLDOEXLOGLQJVWKH¿UHVWDWLRQDVZHOODVQHZ mixed-use / multifamily developments. 7KHSURMHFWKDVVXEVWDQWLDOVWHSEDFNVRQERWK5HPLQJWRQDQG2DNVWUHHWRQOHYHO DVWHSEDFNRQOHYHODORQJ2DNVWUHHWDVZHOODV³VORW´LQWKHPLGGOHWREUHDNWKH EXLOGLQJ7KLVGHVLJQKDVDJUHDWLPSDFWRQUHGXFLQJWKHEXLOGLQJ¶VPDVVDQGSURYLGHV DWHUUDFHZLWKXUEDQJUHHQHU\ (2) Upper Story Stepback on Remington St: Understanding the need for an eased WUDQVLWLRQEHWZHHQ6SDUNDQG5HPLQJWRQ6WUHHWDQXSSHUVWRU\VWHSEDFNIDFLQJ 5HPLQJWRQ6WUHHWKDVEHHQLPSOHPHQWHGWROHVVHQWKHFRQWUDVWEHWZHHQWKHWZR EXLOGLQJIRUPV (3) Facade Details: $ORQJ5HPLQJWRQ2DNVWUHHWDQG0RQWH]XPD)XOOHU$OOH\KLJK TXDOLW\ODUJHZLQGRZVDUHSURYLGHGRQOHYHOWRSURYLGH³VKRSIURQW´DSSHDUDQFH +RUL]RQWDOZLQGRZPXOOVDUHWKLFNDQGDUHSURYLGHGWRVLPXODWHDFRUQLFHRQOHYHO Y Land Use Code 3.4.7 - Historic and Cultural Resources ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 165 SPARK Multi-Family Development Land Use Code 3.4.7 - Historic and Cultural Resources 17 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 4. New construction shall reference one or more of the predominate material(s) on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley, by using at least two of the following to select the primary material(s) for any one to three story building or the lower story facades until any stepbacks (required or otherwise): 1) Type 2) Scale 3) Color 4) Three dimensionality 5) Pattern 5. Use at least one of the following: 1) Similar window pattern 2) Similar window proportion of height to width 3) Similar solid-to-void pattern as found on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. 6. Use select horizontal or vertical reference lines or elements (such as URRÀLQHVFRUQLFHVDQGEHOWFRXUVHV SPARK Multi-Family Development Floor Plans 18 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Level 1 Floor Plan ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 167 SPARK Multi-Family Development Floor Plans 19 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Level 2 Floor Plan ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 168 SPARK Multi-Family Development Floor Plans 20 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Level 3 Floor Plan ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 169 SPARK Multi-Family Development Parking 21 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 • Parking Required: 63 Residential Parking Spaces* *HQHUDO2ϒFH6SDFHV** 71 Total Parking Spaces • On-Site Parking Provided: 54 *Note: Residential parking requirement uses TOD parking standards and assumes 50% of the units will be 60% AMI or less for an additional 50% parking reduction on those units. &RPPHUFLDOSDUNLQJUHTXLUHPHQWZLOOXVH72'SDUNLQJVWDQGDUGV UHGXFWLRQIRUJHQHUDORϒFH SPARK Multi-Family Development +HLJKW0RGL¿FDWLRQ 22 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 +HLJKW0RGL¿FDWLRQ +RXVLQJ&DWDO\VWDQGWKH''$DUHFRPPLWWHGWRKHOSLQJDFKLHYHWKH&LW\RI)RUW&ROOLQVJRDOVIRUDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJ ,QRUGHUWREXLOGDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJXQLWVZLWKJURXQGÀRRUFRPPHUFLDODQGDGHTXDWHSDUNLQJRQWKHVLWHDW(2DN6WDPRGL¿FDWLRQIRUEXLOGLQJ KHLJKWLVEHLQJUHTXHVWHG7KHMXVWL¿FDWLRQWRDSSURYHWKLVPRGL¿FDWLRQLQFOXGHVPHHWLQJWKHGH¿QHGFRPPXQLW\RIDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJ 7KH/DQG8VH&RGHVWDWHVWKDWWKHGHFLVLRQPDNHUPD\JUDQWDPRGL¿FDWLRQRIVWDQGDUGVLIWKHGHFLVLRQPDNHU¿QGVWKDWWKH0RGL¿FDWLRQPHHWVRQH RIWKHMXVWL¿FDWLRQFULWHULDLQFOXGLQJ±7KHJUDQWLQJRIWKHPRGL¿FDWLRQZRXOGUHVXOWLQ«DVXEVWDQWLDOEHQH¿WWRWKH&LW\E\UHDVRQRIWKHIDFWWKDW WKHSURSRVHGSURMHFWZRXOGsubstantially address an important communityQHHGVSHFL¿FDOO\DQGH[SUHVVO\GH¿QHGDQGGHVFULEHGLQWKHFLW\¶V &RPSUHKHQVLYH3ODQRULQDQDGRSWHGSROLF\RUGLQDQFH« 7KHSURSRVHGSURMHFWLVDQDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJFRPPXQLW\WKDWZLOOUHVXOWLQDVXEVWDQWLDOEHQH¿WWRWKH&LW\,WLVGHVLJQHGWRDGGUHVVWKHFULWLFDOQHHG IRUDϑRUGDEOHUHQWDOKRXVLQJLQWKHFRPPXQLW\7KHQHHGIRUDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJLVGH¿QHGLQ&LW\3ODQDQGWKH$ϑRUGDEOH+RXVLQJ6WUDWHJLF3ODQ7KH DGRSWHG$ϑRUGDEOH+RXVLQJ6WUDWHJLF3ODQVHWVWKHJRDOWRKDYHRI)RUW&ROOLQVKRXVLQJVWRFNEHFRPSULVHGRIDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJ GH¿QHGDV housing for residents earning 80% AMI or less), increasing to 10% beyond 2020. Currently, the City is hundreds of units short of meeting this goal. 2QHRIWKHWRSLGHQWL¿HGSLOODUVLVWRLQFUHDVHWKHLQYHQWRU\RIDϑRUGDEOHUHQWDOXQLWV 7KHRSSRUWXQLW\WRSURYLGHDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJIRUKRXVHKROGVLVDVLJQL¿FDQWVWHSWRZDUGVDGGUHVVLQJWKLVLPSRUWDQWFRPPXQLW\QHHGDQGSURYLGHVD VXEVWDQWLDOEHQH¿WWRWKHVHLQGLYLGXDOVDQGWKHFRPPXQLW\DVDZKROH +HLJKW-XVWL¿FDWLRQ/,+7& $VWKHGHYHORSHURIWKHDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJFRPSRQHQW+RXVLQJ&DWDO\VWZLOOEHXWLOL]LQJ)HGHUDO DQGSRVVLEOH6WDWH SPARK Multi-Family Development Neighborhood Outreach 23 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Neighborhood Outreach Housing Catalyst and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) are committed to thoughtful, transparent, and inclusive SXEOLFRXWUHDFK8WLOL]LQJQDWLRQDOEHVWSUDFWLFHVDQGWRROVGHYHORSHGVSHFL¿FDOO\IRUDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJGHYHORSPHQW+RXVLQJ Catalyst traditionally works to uncover any key issues and stakeholder desires at the beginning of the process. With a long standing reputation for quality and transparent public outreach, we are proud to continue this commitment for Spark. The strategy to involve the community in the planning and design process is underway. Over the past few months, Housing Catalyst, the DDA and Shopworks Architecture have jointly conducted numerous individual and small group stakeholder meetings via Zoom. Beginning with the most direct stakeholder, the owner of 143 Remington, WKHHϑRUWEHJDQZLWKDWRXURI+RXVLQJ&DWDO\VW¶VPRVWUHFHQWO\FRPSOHWHGGHYHORSPHQWDW9LOODJHRQ+RUVHWRRWK)ROORZLQJ the tour, a number of sit-down meetings allowed the team to gain valuable historical information as well as hear a variety of current contexts and listen to any concerns and key considerations. With design underway, the team now maintains a regular bi-weekly meeting to secure regular feedback and maintain ongoing communication with this key stakeholder. In addition, the team created a map and matrix of all surrounding property owners to schedule meetings with as many owners as possible. To date, the Development Team has hosted eight individual and small group meetings (in addition to the regular meetings with 143 Remington Owner), and provided an update to the DDA Board of Directors on May 14, 2020. The small group format allowed for detailed review of the site plan and architecture while also gaining valuable feedback about the project. Each meeting also created the opportunity to form relationships and build community around a shared passion for downtown Fort Collins. The summary table includes the details for each meeting and also demonstrates the strong support for the project in general. The DDA Board, as owners of the property at 140 E. Oak, were unanimous in their approval of the proposed site plan on May 7KH''$%RDUG¶VDSSURYDORIWKH¿QDODUFKLWHFWXUDOGHVLJQLVQRWVFKHGXOHGXQWLOODWHUWKLVVXPPHUEXWWKH%RDUG received an overview from Shopworks Architecture depicting the evolution of both the site design and early architecture design concepts. When presented with the design concept, which is the subject of the submission to the LPC, the DDA Board also expressed a favorable response and encouraged the design team to continue to advance the current design. Beyond these individual meetings, the larger City required Neighborhood Meeting is scheduled for June 9th. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 172 SPARK Multi-Family Development 24 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Name, Business and Address Date of Meeting/s Comments 1 KGB Holdings Mike Guerriero 112 and 130-134 S College 04/28/20 & 05/11/20 Supportive of the design and concept; existing DDA enhanced alley trash enclosure is highly utilized by Crown Pub and needs to be maintained; construction could have a noise impact on 2nd floor residential tenants who work late hours; questions about residential rental rates. 2The Cupboard Jim and Carey Hewitt Kilwins- Nora Hill 05/04/20 Great building and concept; Excited to see this happen downtown; Want to enhance the pedestrian friendliness of the alley. Interest in adding artwork to own building to compliment the new building. Supportive of DDA moving enhanced alley trash enclosure to south side of 129 1/2 Remington Street. Offered support to speak at P&Z and to Council members. 3 Burt’s Logo - 142 Remington - Burt Nunnelee & 210 E Oak - Walter Hickman & Tricia Diehl 05/05/20 Nice design. Questions about ground floor tenant use and price range for apartments. Inquired about timeline for approval and construction phases, price range of residential units. Expressed interest in multi-bedroom units for own employee needs. 4 Bud Frick 05/08/20 Interesting and good-looking building, like the organic lines; could consider marking the floors with brick or banding to break up the massing and add solar shades; Look at creative ways to improve relationship to historic buildings specifically on Remington Street; Think about showing movies on the big firewall facade, 3-D projection mural like Old Fire House Alley, or decorative LED backlit screens panels that change color at night to break up mass of firewall. No modules in storefronts that match downtown pattern. Inquired about rent structure of apartments. 5 Wadoo Home and Gifts - Amy Satterfield One Tribe Creative - Paul Jensen 05/08/20 Supportive - Great building; Questions about how best to target downtown workers; make note of the current criminal activity on corner of College & Oak Street and parking lot where public restrooms located; Think about Old Firehouse Alley and how it comes to life at night Neighborhood Outreach ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 173 SPARK Multi-Family Development 25 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 6 New Block One Commercial Properties - 145 E Mountain - Chris Ray 05/08/20 Thinking about own highest and best use redevelopment of his property. Is there any specific benefit (city incentives) to being in close proximity to affordable housing that are offered? 7 Equinox Brewing - Colin Westcott 02/19/20 - Introduction Meeting 05/12/20 - Spark Site Plan and Concept Review Good looking building; consider that Montezuma Fuller Alley can be blocked a lot for deliveries; Question - will there be issues with snowdrift or impact to the access drive with new building height? 8 200 S College - C3 Real Estate - Jesse Laner & First Western Trust Bank - Justin Crowley 05/18/20 Good building design; Questions about parking and apartment rental rates Background ,QDGGLWLRQWRWKHSURMHFWRXWUHDFKXQGHUZD\6SDUNLVWKHFXOPLQDWLRQRI\HDUVRIFRPPXQLW\RXWUHDFKHϑRUWV7KH'RZQWRZQ Development Authority hosted a multi-day charrette in 2016 to hear from downtown stakeholders and community members about their interests, concerns, and vision for the property at 140 E Oak Street. It became evident through that process that WKHUHZDVDVLJQL¿FDQWQHHGDQGGHVLUHIRUDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJIRUSHRSOHZRUNLQJLQDQGDURXQGGRZQWRZQ,Q0DUFK the City of Fort Collins adopted the Downtown Plan. The Plan describes a renewed vision and policy direction for the future of downtown. “Thousands of people shared their dreams for the future of Downtown, and the renewed vision presented in this 3ODQUHÀHFWVDFRPPXQLW\FRQYHUVDWLRQDERXWKRZZHZDQWWRJXLGHWKHQH[WVWDJHVRI'RZQWRZQ¶VVXFFHVV´ 'RZQWRZQ3ODQ Executive Summary, 2017). This community conversation resulted in several relevant policies, including additional housing and more housing types downtown and higher density and quality building design. 7KHSURSRVDOE\+RXVLQJ&DWDO\VWDQGWKH''$WREULQJIRUZDUGDPL[HGXVHSURMHFWZLWKJURXQGÀRRUFRPPHUFLDOVSDFHDQG DϑRUGDEOHDSDUWPHQWVLQDEHDXWLIXOO\GHVLJQHGEXLOGLQJLVDVSHFL¿FHϑRUWWRLPSOHPHQWWKHFRPPXQLW\¶VYLVLRQ Neighborhood Outreach ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 174 SPARK Multi-Family Development Design Development 26 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 1st Step: Conceptual Patterns 2nd Step: =RQLQJ,QÀXHQFHV)LUVW,PSUHVVLRQV 3rd Step: A Deeper Investigation... ... And Authentic, Durable, High-Quality Materials & Inspiration ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 175 SPARK Multi-Family Development Design Development 27 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 4th Step: Contextual Aliveness 5th Step: Hundertwasser: Fine Art + Built Form 6th Step: Try These Ideas Out 7th Step: Learning Ah Ha... 8th Step: Synthesis ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 176 SPARK Multi-Family Development Perspective View - SE Corner 28 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 177 SPARK Multi-Family Development Perspective View - SW Corner 29 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 178 SPARK Multi-Family Development Perspective View - NE Corner 30 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 179 SPARK Multi-Family Development Perspective View - NW Corner 31 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 180 SPARK Multi-Family Development 32 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 SPARK Multi-Family Development Elevations 32 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 181 SPARK Multi-Family Development 33 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 SPARK Multi-Family Development Elevations 33 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 182 SPARK Multi-Family Development 34 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 SPARK Multi-Family Development Elevations - Courtyard 34 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 183 SPARK Multi-Family Development Elevation Comparisons 35 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Looking West Looking North ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 184 SPARK Multi-Family Development Massing - E Oak St. Looking West 36 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 185 SPARK Multi-Family Development Massing - Remington St. Looking South 37 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 186 SPARK Multi-Family Development Massing - Remington St. Looking North 38 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 187 SPARK Multi-Family Development Massing - S College Ave. & E Oak St. Looking East 39 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 188 SPARK Multi-Family Development Massing - S College Ave. Looking East 40 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 189 SPARK Multi-Family Development Ground Floor Activation 41 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 190 SPARK Multi-Family Development Ground Floor Activation 42 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 191 SPARK Multi-Family Development Solar Shadow Study 43 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 9:00AM 12:00PM 3:00PM 6:00PM (SUNSET AT 8:31PM) - June 20th ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 192 SPARK Multi-Family Development Solar Shadow Study - September 21st 44 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 9:00AM 12:00PM 3:00PM 6:00PM (SUNSET AT 6:58PM) ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 193 SPARK Multi-Family Development Solar Shadow Study - December 21st 45 140 East Oak St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 9:00AM 12:00PM 3:00PM 6:00PM (SUNSET AT 4:39PM) ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 194 Zoning / Adjustments T ELEC VAULT ELEC ELEC VAULT TELE VAULT ELEC VAULT ELEC + ELEC + ELEC VAULT ELEC VAULT CABLE C VAULT CABLE C AC EXISTING SHARED TENANT TRASH TO BE RELOCATED BY DDA 5'-0" SETBACK SPARK 1" = 30'-0" SITE PLAN ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 195 Zoning / Adjustments 12.15' AVERAGE STEPBACK 10.15' AVERAGE STEPBACK 20'-0" 20'-0" SPARK 1" = 30'-0" LEVEL 6 PLAN ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 196 Zoning / Adjustments PROPOSED BUILDING HEIGHT 70'-0" MAX. HEIGHT ALLOWED 56'-0" STAIR TO ROOF UPPER STORY STEPBACK 143 REMINGTON MASONRY VENEER W/ MASONRY BANDING METAL PANEL LID PLANTERS PAINTED STUCCO W/ MASONRY BANDING EXISTING SHARED TENANT TRASH TO BE RELOCATED BY DDA STAIR TO ROOF STAIR TO ROOF PROPOSED BUILDING HEIGHT 70'-0" MAX. HEIGHT ALLOWED 56'-0" 5'-0" SETBACK AT ALLEY UPPER STORY STEPBACK MASONRY VENEER W/ MASONRY BANDING STEEL & CABLE TRELLIS METAL PANEL PAINTED STUCCO LID PLANTERS 1" = 20'-0" EAST ELEVATION 1" = 20'-0" SOUTH ELEVATION ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 197 Boards and Commissions Remote Meeting Ordinance 061, 2020, Agenda Item Request Form Upon completion of this form: (1) Attach emails or other documentation of the City Manager or designee decision in consultation with the chair and the Council liaison or City Attorney; and (2) Place the completed form in the record of the meeting. Board or Commission: Landmark Preservation Commission Date of Meeting: 6/17/20 Chairperson: Meg Dunn Staff Liaison: Karen McWilliams Council Liaison: Susan Gutowsky Name and Title of Person Making Determination: Caryn Champine, PDT Director DETERMINATION THAT EACH AGENDA ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING IS PRESSING AND REQUIRES PROMPT CONSIDERATION THIS ITEM IS (click box to check one): ☒ QUASI-JUDICIAL ☐ NON-QUASI-JUDICIAL Agenda Item Name: SPARK MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT (140 E OAK STREET) – DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Description of Item: This is a Conceptual Review of a six-story, mixed-use development to be constructed in the Historic Core of the Downtown District. At this meeting, the Landmark Preservation Commission will provide comments regarding compliance with Section 3.4.7 of the Fort Collins Land Use Code. The item will later return to the LPC for a recommendation to the Decision Maker. Justification Why the Item Is Pressing and Requires Prompt Consideration: The Spark project is a partnership between Housing Catalyst and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The item is pressing and requires prompt consideration in order for the project to continue in the develop review process without unnecessary delay. Recommendations (If recommendation is denial, please include additional information): Chair Recommendation: Approved by Meg Dunn on 6/3/20 Council Liaison Recommendation (non-quasi-judicial only): N/A City Attorney Recommendation (quasi-judicial only): Approved by Brad Yatabe on 6/5/20 City Manager or Designee Determination: Approved by Caryn Champine on 6/5/20 ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 198 DRAFT 140 E. Oak Neighborhood Meeting Zoom Virtual Meeting June 9, 2020 33 attendees (including City staff and applicant team); estimate 15 residents in attendance Meeting Topic: Housing Catalyst and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) are proposing the development of a building with commercial space and 78 affordable housing units. They are requesting two modifications: • Increase height of building by two stories to 6 stories (71 feet); D zone in this area allows 4 stories (56 feet) • Bring building up to property line at the second story along the alley; required setback from alley is 5 feet. Setback would be met on first level. Meeting Summary: The meeting was well-attended and most participants were able to ask their questions to the applicant before the meeting ended. Q&A primarily focused on building height, suitability of the location for affordable housing units, concerns about lack of fit with the character of downtown, and parking. Most participants were against the project as proposed, but some attendees supported the inclusion of affordable housing in the downtown area. Next Steps: The next official step in the process is for the applicant to go before the Landmark Preservation Commission for review. Once the project has been submitted and reviewed by City staff, the application will be presented to P&Z for a decision. The following pages contain more detailed notes on the meting proceedings. As of June 16th, we are still waiting for some responses from the applicant before finalizing the notes for the meeting. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 4 Added 6/16/20 Packet Pg. 199 DRAFT Staff Presentation: Site information: • Approximately .5 acres • Intersection of E. Oak and Remington Streets • Mix of uses in the area including commercial, restaurant, residential, retail Zoning: • Downtown (D) Zone, Historic Core Subdistrict • D Zone is intended for a concentration of employment, cultural, entertainment, housing uses to create a vibrant downtown area Two Modifications Requested: • Increase height of building by two stories to 6 stories (71 feet); D zone in this area allows 4 stories (56 feet) • Bring building up to property line at the second story along the alley; required setback from alley is 5 feet. Setback would be met on first level. • Staff will analyze the modifications against the criteria in the land use code. Must find that the modification is not detrimental to the public good and that it meets one or more of the criteria in the code: o As good or better than a plan that meets the standard o Substantially alleviates a defined community need o There is an exceptional and unique hardship o The plan deviates in a nominal or inconsequential way from the standard Applicant Presentation: Site acquired by DDA in 2008, building demolished in 2012, has since been vacant. DDA engagement and outreach: found a need for affordable housing for downtown workers. This project is a partnership between Housing Catalyst and DDA. About Housing Catalyst: • Founded in 1971, quasi-governmental entity • City’s Housing Authority • Covers wide range of housing from homelessness to home ownership, this project serves up to 80% Area Median Income (AMI) • First time DDA and HC have partnered together on a project • Currently own and manage over 1,000 apartments in Fort Collins Proposal: • Ground-floor commercial space owned and managed by DDA; office most likely • 2nd floor parking • 78 affordable apartments on floors 3-6, mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 200 DRAFT o 3 studio o 57 one-bedroom o 18 two-bedroom • Terrace on 3rd level with community room, fitness room • 54 parking spaces, 109 bike parking spaces The project aligns with the Downtown Plan and community priorities for affordable housing. This site has been identified as high potential for infill and redevelopment and fits guidance of Downtown Plan for increased density and intensity in key locations. The project will help achieve affordable housing goals and aligns with Council priorities for affordable rental housing. The project is targeted to people working in and around the Downtown area, making 30-80% AMI. That equates to $20,000-$52,0000 per year for an individual Architecture: • Inspiration from neighborhood, downtown context, and materials used in contemporary urban architecture • Looked at public art around the site, want this project to contribute to that • Hundertwasser inspired elements on the northeast corner of the building (fire wall) • Shared renderings from several perspectives along Oak and Remington streets Questions: Q: Given the goal is affordable housing for the downtown workforce, will there be a requirement to work downtown in order to live there? A: (Applicant) That’s a great question. No requirement, have to comply with fair housing standards. We will be doing marketing and outreach with business owners to reach people who work downtown, but we can’t limit housing only to downtown workers. Q: What other similar projects have you done in Fort Collins? A: (Applicant) This will be the first mixed-use building for Housing Catalyst; partners on the team have experience in mixed use development. Q: Why six stories in a four-story zone? A: (Applicant) That’s a good question. In order to achieve the number of apartments that make sense and meet parking; first looked at underground parking to bring height of building down. But the way the building would need to be designed only allowed for 32 parking spaces and increased construction risk. Wanted to keep first floor activated with commercial space. Best solution that met goals for affordable housing, active pedestrian level, and parking was for it to be a six-story building. A: (Applicant) Elevations credit union is 5 stories, Elizabeth Hotel is 5 stories, Uncommon is 5 stories – there is context for this building height. 6 stories reads differently in this building. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 201 DRAFT Q: Elevations has 4 stories A: (Applicant) There is a 5th story penthouse Q: So the majority of it is 4 stories, yes or no? Does it go over 56 feet? Q: Want to know if this is a TIF district? A: (Applicant) The DDA is a TIF, and has been since 1981. So yes, the site is in a TIF district. But there is not TIF that will be generated from this project. We’re using proceeds from private funding to invest in this partnership. Q: Are any tax breaks being offered to the developer? A: (Applicant) No tax breaks, there are tax credits that help with financing. Housing Catalyst is a tax- exempt entity. Financing tool we utilize is the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). Q: What happened to the titanium? A: (Applicant) Not off the table, but need to think about budget. Q: What if parking structure on Remington could add a story of parking and eliminate the story of parking here and take the building height down? A: (Applicant) That has actually been looked at, and it was not designed to add additional stories to it. Q: Have you thought about doing something 3-D instead of 2-D on the mural wall? Extruded metal, LED light show... A: (Applicant) Have looked at some of that. Still exploring options for that wall. We appreciate the ideas. Q: Have you looked at using a more red brick instead of creamy color? A: (Applicant) We have. Looked at it both ways. Liked blonder brick for lightness. Q: Live on Oak, and we’re interested in knowing what we can expect in terms of road shutdowns and how long construction is anticipated to take. A: (Applicant) Construction timeline is approx 16 months, give or take (weather, deliveries can impact timeline). Work hand-in-hand with Housing Catalyst and Shopworks on building design. Road shutdowns come and go. Want to have the least amount of impact as possible during construction. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 202 DRAFT A: (Applicant) We’ve gotten a lot of constructability questions. Thinking about things like weekly newsletters, communication about big deliveries or presence of cranes. We know this is a tight site and want to be good neighbors. One of the reason we selected I-Kota was their plan about ways they will communicate with neighbors during construction. Q: Why not move this project out of Old Town given our good public transit system? Why this site? A: (Applicant) DDA has owned this site since 2008. Convened a group of stakeholders to explore what this site could potentially produce for downtown. A weeklong conversation. Became clear that affordable housing was a need that kept arising. Growing concern for the downtown area. We had business participants saying it was hard to retain employees, having to live further out of town to afford a place to live. DDA doesn’t own any other significant sites in the Downtown that could be developed in this way. Want to use this property to benefit multiple needs in the community. A: (Applicant) This is a unique opportunity. Not many sites left in downtown that could be developed for affordable housing. City plans and policies encourage a greater diversity of housing in downtown, and this is an opportunity to get it done, Q: Live across the street near Oak and College; why can’t you put 2 stories on the parking lot? Why can’t people use the Max? Can’t find parking on Remington as it is. A: (Applicant) Parking structure was designed in the 1980s and was not intended to be higher. Would be a misuse of public funds to renovate to add 2 stories to that structure. A: (Applicant) Midtown is outside of DDA boundary, only allowed to use our funds in that district. Q: I’m talking about the Remington lot, not the structure A: (Applicant) That is a property of the City of Fort Collins, not owned by the DDA. We will take that comment into account – intriguing, but hasn’t been part of the discussion so far. A: (Applicant) HC is developing affordable housing in other locations in addition to this one. Reality is that we are hundreds of units short every year in delivering affordable housing. Q: Give the City the opportunity to donate some of that property in the parking lot to the project. Ask the City about that. Q: Own property at Olive and Remington. How will you avoid these units being taken up by students? Would defeat the purpose of providing this for local workers. A: (Applicant) Our financing prohibits us from leasing to anyone considered a full-time student. Q: 6 stories doesn’t go over very well. Seems like it’s out of place in terms of traditional architecture, could set a precedent for future projects. Probably just resisting something new; would love to see ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 203 DRAFT Downtown remain less “downtownish” and big-city ish. Slides of local architecture – to me, still looks really good 100 years later. Have to say that I feel like some of the contemporary style and mixture while creative, I don’t think of it as lasting. Don’t think it will be appreciated in 100 years. Would be much happier if we saw a building that looked more like a traditional building. You’ve put in so much work, but does not feel like it blends in. Tall, stark, no warmth. At the same time, appreciate what you’re trying to accomplish. Understand that the scale helps the affordability work. Q: Own 3 properties on S College, historic. What we need is more customers. Don’t think this building fits in to FC. I was born here. We were able to preserve what we have in Old Town. I think of this as an eyesore. Think there are other places, maybe the DDA could sell this property. We need parking for the library, for the museum. Affordable housing is very important, but so many other places where they could get to downtown easily. WE need customers, not places for our employees. A: (Applicant) One of the things about successful, vibrant, healthy downtowns is the right balance of the number of people working, living, playing and the balance of those things. The housing piece is missing right now. A: (Applicant) Our Downtown has affordable housing for seniors in DMA plaza and the Northern Hotel and Legacy Senior housing. What we haven’t done is address the need for working residents. We’ve been diligent about this project. This was identified as a need confirmed by the businesses in Downtown. Have to look at this in a comprehensive way. Will contribute to economic vitality of Downtown. Q: Live across the street on S. College facing Oak Street. Hope there would not be a variance for 6 stories. Doesn’t fit, blocks beauty. With 78 units, what is the square footage of the units? A: (Applicant) These are small, urban, efficient apartments. 1 bedroom 500 sf, 2 br around 875 sf. Somewhat new to the market in Fort Collins. Q: Want to make a comment – from the drawing you showed, from 2 aspects it doesn’t look bad. Not at all supportive of 6 stories. Before we know it we’ll have 8 story buildings downtown. At least 1 aspect if not 2 it looks like a big, hulking block that’s overwhelming the area. The picture from College Ave where you can see the building peeking over, it’s looming not peeking. Improve the façades that are flat, harsh, looming, hulking – make them better. One of the reasons Uncommon semi-works is the way it stair- steps away. The west and north of this building is big, flat, looming, not in keeping with the beauty of downtown. The southeast works better because it steps back. Q: Live 3 blocks south on Remington. Wanted to comment and be a voice in favor of both the affordable housing component and its density. As a young homeowner, this is why we wanted a house in old town. Wanted to be near the density and vibrancy of old town. Continuing to foster that legacy. Really appreciate that aspect of the project. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 204 DRAFT Applicant comment: Nearly half of the units are on the 5th and 6th stories, to reduce the height by 15 feet to get to 56 eliminates all those units, all those people working and living Downtown and contributing to the Downtown economy. Q: How will you control rents? A: (Applicant) Use calculations to determine affordable rent (no more than 30% of income) calculated at the state level. Will also do an in-depth market study to make sure the rents make sense. Q: Parking and height. Is there going to be parking in the basement? Take off some of the 2nd floor parking? Build over and surround the Diehl property by buying air rights? A: (Applicant) Property does wrap around both sides of the Diehl property. We did look at underground parking, and that building where it is makes underground parking infeasible with the ramping and shoring required. Also created risk to that building and the alley through construction. Another concern was duration of construction – underground parking adds 4-6 weeks to construction timeline. We don’t think there’s a way to make underground parking work. We pursued all avenues with the building owner including building over the building and incorporating it into the new building. A: (Applicant) The tenant (chiropractor) doesn’t own that building, the Diehls do. Invited the owners into the process, ultimately had to come down to something that would work for both parities. Ultimately decided that it was better for the owners to go a different way and keep their building separate. We did look at and explore other options. A: (Applicant) Our role is now to think about how best to interact with that building from architecture, safety, and other perspectives. Will take ongoing partnership. Q: Comment from Diehls – appreciate the comments, DDA and HC have been very proactive. We may not agree on everything, but appreciate their efforts to involve us. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 205 140 E OAK ST LPC Hearing JUNE 17, 2020 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 206 We are the largest affordable housing developer and property management company in Fort Collins. Mission: To build public and private investment partnerships that foster economic, cultural, and social growth in the Downtown area. Mission: To create vibrant, sustainable communities throughout Fort Collins. Sign up for updates and info: tinyurl.com/oakfc ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 207 EXPERIENCED DEVELOPER, AWARD‐WINNING COMMUNITIES ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 208 By Housing Catalyst PROPERTIES OWNED AND MANAGED 1077 Affordable Homes 90 Properties 55 Multi‐family Properties 35 Single Family Homes ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 209 PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT FORT COLLINS ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 210 SITE CONTEXT ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 211 Historic Context History and Outreach 2016 Charrette ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 212 140 E OAK ST PROJECT OVERVIEW • Mixed‐Use Building • Ground Floor Commercial • 2nd Floor Parking • 78 Apartments on Levels 3‐6 • Studio, 1 and 2‐bedroom units • Outdoor Terrace on Level 3 • Seating Area, Gardens, and LID Planters • Community Room, Fitness Room • Vehicle Parking: 54 Spaces • Bike Parking: 109 spaces (57 enclosed) • ENERGY STAR Certified ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 213 BUILDING FEATURES Human Artful 3 Studio 57 1‐bedroom 18 2‐bedroom 78 Affordable Apartments Contextual Architecture ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 214 Level 1 Lobby & Commercial ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 215 Level 3 Units & Amenities Level 2 Parking ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 216 Level 6 Units Level 4 & 5 Units ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 217 ZONING: Downtown District (D) Subdistrict: Historic Core Overlay: Transit Oriented Development Height: Maximum 4 stories, 56’ • Proposed: 6 stories, 70’ Street Activation: • Remington St • Oak St • Montezuma Fuller Alley Parking Requirement: 52 Spaces • Proposed: 54 Parking spaces Includes reduction for affordable housing and TOD Bike Parking Requirement: 57 Enclosed/38 Fixed • Proposed: 57 Enclosed/52 Fixed The Downtown District is intended to provide a concentration of retail, civic, employment and cultural uses in addition to complementary uses such as hotels, entertainment and housing, located along the backdrop of the Poudre River Corridor. ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 218 ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 2017 Supports increasing “the supply of housing in the Downtown area and encourage diverse housing types, including choices for a variety of income levels, demographics and lifestyles.” Encourages “increased density and intensity in strategic locations.” Identifies the site at 140 E. Oak is as “High Potential for Infill/Redevelopment.” ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 219 THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING The 140 E Oak St Development meets our community needs and priorities. The City of Fort Collins believes one of the keys to a healthy community is the ability to house its residents in good quality, affordable housing. Top priority in the City’s Affordable Housing Strategic Plan is to increase the inventory of affordable rental units. City Council has prioritized improving access to a broad range of quality housing that is safe, accessible and affordable. ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 220 WHO THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE Sample occupations at 30 – 80% AMI Food service/cook, cashier Food delivery driver, food service supervisor Customer service representative, retail staff member Front desk staff, utility field technician, mechanical assembly worker, property management Sales manager, government specialist positions, project coordinator Retail/food service general/assistant manager, construction support manager, finance manager, entry‐level marketing executive, insurance sales Households earning between 30% and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI); Individuals: $20,000‐$52,000/year Overall income average of residents will be 60% of the AMI 100% Affordable Housing ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 221 7 30% AMI Units 6 40% AMI Units 28 50% AMI Units The overall income average will be 60% of the area median income (AMI). 29 70% AMI Units 8 80% AMI Units AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOWNTOWN ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 222 AMI INCOME 1‐person household INCOME 2‐person household Studio Rent 1 BDRM Rent 2 BDRM Rent 30% $19,770 $22,590 $494 $529 $635 40% $26,360 $30,120 $659 $706 $847 50% $32,950 $37,650 $823 $882 $1058 70% $46,130 $52,710 $1,153 $1,235 $1,482 80% $52,720 $60,240 $1,318 $1,412 $1,694 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 223 Creates affordable living in a highly desirable downtown location Unique affordable community targeting people who work in and around downtown Mixed‐use project partnership between Housing Catalyst and the Downtown Development Authority Aligns with adopted policy and priorities for the City of Fort Collins Mixed‐use concept activates street level and promotes pedestrian activity PROJECT BENEFITS Sign up for updates and info: tinyurl.com/oakfc ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 224 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 225 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 226 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 227 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 228 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 229 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 230 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 231 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 232 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 233 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 234 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 235 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 236 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 237 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 238 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 239 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 240 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 241 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 242 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 243 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 244 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 245 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 246 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 247 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 248 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 249 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 250 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 251 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 252 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 253 ELEVATION COMPARISONS ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 254 1. New construction shall be similar in width or, if larger, be articulated into massing reflective or the mass and scale of historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. *Need to think of graphics for this sheet. ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 255 2. In all zone districts, stepbacks must be located on new building(s) to create gradual massing transitions at the same height or one story above the height of historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. Additionally, in the Downtown zone district, the widest portions of stepbacks required by the Downtown zone district stepback standard shall be on building portions closest to historic resources. ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 256 3. The lower story facades until any stepbacks (required or otherwise) must be constructed of authentic, durable, high-quality materials (brick, stone, glass, terra cotta, stucco (non EFIS), precast concrete, wood, cast iron, architectural metal) installed to industry standards. ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 257 4. New construction shall reference one or more of the predominate material(s) on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley, by using at least two of the following to select the primary material(s) for any one to three story building or the lower story facades until any stepbacks (required or otherwise): 1) Type 2) Scale 3) Color 4) Three dimensionality 5) Pattern “Sawtooth Skyline” > Sonny Lubick Steakhouse, Pendleton, Rare Italian Austin’s Steakhouse ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 258 5. Use at least one of the following: 1) Similar window pattern 2) Similar window proportion of height to width 3) Similar solid-to-void pattern as found on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley. Kissock Block Building ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 259 6. Use select horizontal or vertical reference lines or elements (such as rooflines, cornices, and belt courses) to relate the new construction to historic resources on the development site, abutting or across a side alley. ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 260 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 261 PROJECT TIMELINE May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 Aug 2020 Spring 2021 Summer 2022 Conceptual Review Neighborhood Meeting Landmark Preservation Commission Planning and Zoning Board Tax Credit (LIHTC) Application Construction Begins Construction Completed ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 262 TEAM MEMBERS AVAILABLE Sign up for updates and info: tinyurl.com/oakfc Housing Catalyst Kristin Fritz, Chief Real Estate Officer DDA Matt Robenalt, Executive Director Shopworks Architecture Chad Holtzinger, President Ripley Design Katy Thompson, LA/Planner ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 263 THANK YOU Kristin Fritz Chief Real Estate Officer kfritz@housingcatalyst.com 970‐416‐2938 ITEM 6, EXHIBIT A Updated Applicant Presentation Packet Pg. 264 /RZ,QFRPH+RXVLQJ7D[ &UHGLWV /,+7& WRGHYHORSWKHSURMHFW7KH/,+7&HTXLW\LVWKHPRVWFULWLFDOFRPSRQHQWRIWKHSURMHFW¿QDQFLQJ7KH/,+7&SURJUDPKDVVSHFL¿F requirements and associated costs. There is a general economy of scale that is necessary to make LIHTC projects feasible. The most recent reports tell us that the average size of a 4% LIHTC project in Colorado is 114 units. In general, projects that are closer to 100 units are more viable, stable, and FRVWHϑHFWLYHZKHQXWLOL]LQJWKH/,+7&SURJUDP :KHQDSSURDFKLQJWKHSURJUDPPLQJIRU6SDUNWKHWHDPZDQWHGWRPD[LPL]HWKHGHQVLW\DQGHϒFLHQF\RIWKHSURMHFWZKLOHDOVREDODQFLQJWKHVL]H height, parking needs, and cost of the building. It was not feasible to achieve the necessary number of units in a building less than six stories in height. 7KHRQO\ZD\WRKDYHIHZHUVWRULHVZRXOGEHWRPRYHWKHSDUNLQJIURPWKHVHFRQGÀRRUSRGLXPWRDQXQGHUJURXQGIRUPDWRUUHGXFHWKHQXPEHURI XQLWVIURPWRE\HOLPLQDWLQJWKHWKÀRRU7KHXQGHUJURXQGSDUNLQJRSWLRQZDVSUREOHPDWLFEHFDXVHRIWKHXQLTXHFRQ¿JXUDWLRQRIWKHVLWH7KH SDUNLQJJDUDJHOD\RXWZDVH[WUHPHO\LQHϒFLHQWDQG\LHOGHGIDUIHZHUSDUNLQJVSDFHVDQGZDVDOVRFRVWSURKLELWLYH7KHRWKHURSWLRQWRHOLPLQDWHWKH WKÀRRUGRHVQRW\LHOGHQRXJKXQLWVWRPDNHWKHSURMHFWYLDEOH7KHSURSRVHGVWRU\EXLOGLQJLVWKHSODQWKDWEHVWPHHWVWKHJRDOVRIWKHSURMHFW WRGHOLYHUWKHJUHDWHVWDPRXQWRIDϑRUGDEOHKRXVLQJWKDWLVIHDVLEOHZKLOHHPEUDFLQJKLJKTXDOLW\GHVLJQWKDWUHFRJQL]HVDQGLVVHQVLWLYHWRWKH surrounding community. ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 171  ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 170 to relate the new construction to historic resources on the development site, abutting or across a side alley. (4) Building Materials: $ORQJ5HPLQJWRQ2DN6WUHHWDQG0RQWH]XPD)XOOHU$OOH\ JUDGHWROHYHOLVIXOO\FRYHUHGZLWKEULFNDQGLQFOXGHVKLJKTXDOLW\ODUJHZLQGRZV RQOHYHOZKLFKFRPSOHPHQWVDGMDFHQWEXLOGLQJV/HYHOKDVRSHQLQJVZLWKVFDOH SURSRUWLRQLQUHVSRQVHWRWKHOHYHOZLQGRZVZLWKSODQWHUER[HVZKLFKFRPSOHPHQW WKHVWUHHWVFDSHRIWKHGRZQWRZQGLVWULFW¶VSODQWHUVDQGIXUQLWXUH7KHEULFNDOVR extends to level 5 and 6 on the south west elevation along Oak street and wraps WRFRYHUDSRUWLRQRIWKHEXLOGLQJIDFLQJ0RQWH]XPD)XOOHU$OOH\SUHVHQWLQJDPRUH IRUPDODUFKLWHFWXUDOH[SUHVVLRQWRZDUGV&ROOHJH$YH7KHUHPDLQLQJEXLOGLQJPDWHULDOV RQOHYHOXSWRWKHURRILQFOXGHPHWDOSDQHOVZLWKGLϑHUHQWWH[WXUHVDQGPXOWLFRORUHG stuccos. $ORQJWKHH[LVWLQJ5HPLQJWRQ6WEXLOGLQJWKHSURSRVHGEXLOGLQJGHVLJQLQFOXGHVD VWXFFRZDOOEURNHQZLWKVFDOHGH¿QLQJKRUL]RQWDOEDQGVZLWKWKHSRWHQWLDOIRUKDYLQJ DPXUDOGRQHE\DORFDODUWLVWWRLQWHJUDWHWKHULFKKLVWRU\RIGRZQWRZQ (5) Window Design: 6SDUN¶VZLQGRZGHVLJQKDVEHHQGLUHFWO\LQÀXHQFHGE\WKH patterns found in surrounding historic landmark fenestration. Tall ground-level windows provide contrast to the smaller upper story residential windows, a proportion WKDWLVYHU\FRPPRQDPRQJKLVWRULFEXLOGLQJVLQ'RZQWRZQ)RUW&ROOLQV5HVLGHQWLDO windows also mimic pattern design and solid-to-void proportions common among KLVWRULFEXLOGLQJVIRXQGRQWKHEORFNRI6&ROOHJH$YH (6) Belting Behind 143 Remington Street:,QDQRWKHUHϑRUWWRLQWHJUDWH 5HPLQJWRQ6WUHHWZLWK6SDUN¶VGHVLJQKRUL]RQWDOEHOWLQJKDVEHHQLPSOHPHQWHGRQWKH QRUWKDQGHDVWIDFLQJ¿UHZDOOEHKLQGWKHH[LVWLQJEXLOGLQJ7KLVEHOWLQJLVEDVHGRQWKH KHLJKWRIWKHEXLOGLQJDW5HPLQJWRQ6WDQGKDVEHHQYHU\LQWHQWLRQDOO\SODFHGWR help integrate the two designs. Y ITEM 6, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 166 June 3, 2020 ATTACHMENTS 1. Remote Hearing Request Form Packet Pg. 15